I'm having IIS 8 to SQL Server 2012 conection issues - connection-string

Sorry in advance... trying to get my feet wet with win 8, IIS8 Express that comes bundled with win8, Visual Studio 2012 and SQL Server 2012. I just installed all over the weekend. For the SQL Server, I mostly just accepted the defaults and "Add Current User" with an INSTANCE1
In my Visual Studio dev mode, my asp.net app connects to INSTANCE1 like this:
server=.\INSTANCE1;Database=MyDatabaseName;Integrated Security=True;Persist Security Info=False
But when I publish it out to IIS 8, it does not connect.
I've tried regiis ...I've tried NetworkService for the IIS Application Pool identity value... and lots of different connection string combinations, trial and error, but nothing seems to connect to the Instance1 - is there something that I'm not configuring correctly?
Any links or tips to troubleshoot this is greatly appreciated!

This took me hours to figure out. But hopefully it cuts down on someone else's time. You can install all of the defaults as described above, but you have to add the NT Authority\Network Service object of the database's Security|Users (I chose the global top level)...and then go in and mess with the permissions of that new user object...give it all of the necessary rights: in short, I gave it the Server Role of SysAdmin (checkbox). Thank you to those who helped me think about the problem in different ways!

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SQL Server Configuration Manager is not in my PC

This may look like a repeat of an already existing question but it isn't.
I am trying to work with an Azure-SQL database. I attempted to log in both from Visual Studio and SQL Server Management Studio and I get the following error:
Now, after some basic troubleshooting I made sure that the firewall in the server had my IP recorded, so that isn't the issue here.
Also, just for trying I did a mobile hotspot from my phone and it logged in with no issues. So for some reason my home network isn't letting me work this.
Now before I reached out to my ISP (which would be hell on earth) I did some more digging and found this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/38641107/6461236
That users suggests that the solution is to go into "SQL Server Configuration Manager" and modify port permissions. But when I attempt to find this, it's not in my PC. I have a Windows 10 PC and I have searched everywhere and I just can't find this SQL Server Configuration Manager. Check out what I get on my Computer Management window:
So the bottom line is that I have installed both Visual Studio 2017 and SQL Server Management Studio 2017 and my computer doesn't have a SQL Server Configuration Manager. After researching a bit more all that I have found is that it should be there.
What did I miss? How can I solve this pesky problem? Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Since I could log in with no issues with my phone as a hotspot and the issues only present themselves when using my home WiFi it seems that this is a problem with my home network and not with my PC or Azure. Any tips? Should a phone call to my ISP solve this?
The issue was that my network firewall was set to "max" and was therefore blocking any outbound traffic on port 1433 (which is necessary to connect to SQL Azure). The solution was to modify the router firewall to allow for communication on this port to be outbound.

Reporting Services 0X80070005(E_ACCESSDENIED) System.Web.RegularExpressions

recently in the server that i work with, the security team made a Hardening, after that the reporting services gives this error whenever someone (including administrators) try to access de site:
Description of the error
It's important to mention that the service run under a Domain account, for a week after the hardening the server runs smoothly but for some reason now shows this error.
We searched a lot and give the permissions to the Domain user and network service under de directories C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET , C:\Program files\Microsoft SQL Server\XXX\Reporting Services\Report server
But nothing seams to work. The error keeps the same. We also tried adding this users to the group "Distibuited COM Users" as it was in an answer in another question here.
I will appreciate the help because i am running out of ideas of what access i should grant.
The server has windows server 2012 and reporting services 2014.

DNN Error - Can't Connect To Database

I know this question has been asked many times, but none of the symptoms seem to match my problem and thus none of the solutions work.
I am in the process of moving a DNN site (v. 7.04) from our company's IT infrastructure to an externally hosted VM as they were unable to give guaranteed up time. (The last straw was when their DNS server fell over Friday afternoon and we couldn't even contact anyone until Monday morning. Still took them two more days to fix it, but I digress...)
I'm administering the VM so I have full access to it and the software running on it. I do not have access to the server on which the website and database are currently running.
I have copied the website files from the old server to the new and have been provided with database backups which I have successfully restored on the new VM. The new VM is running IIS 8.5, SQL Express 2014 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter. I have set up the website in IIS and given read/write permissions to NETWORK SERVICE and IIS_IUSRS. The web.config file can be read as if I type something silly I get a syntax error showing the correct line.
Now here is where things diverge from the trivial (for me at least). I can connect to the database (on the local machine) using Management Studio, HeidiSQL and the Data Link Properties dialog (see https://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/65525.aspx). All three of those work fine. When I put the connection string into the web.config, I get the can't connect error. The precise message is "DNN Error Connection To The Database Failed".
Here's the connection string I'm using, it's nothing special and is what the production server is currently using, though with a different data source of course:
Data Source=[machine]\[instance];Initial Catalog=[database]; User ID=[user];Password=[password];
I'm guessing it's not the database itself since that seems to be fine and I can connect to it as mentioned, so I'm thinking maybe something in IIS?
Any help would be appreciated.

SQL Server 2012 SSDT "The project could not be deployed to .... A connection cannot be made ...."

I'm a newbie to SQL Server 2012. Here is my condition.
I have a running SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence SP1. The problem is I cannot deploy a project to my SSAS from another computer.
The error is:
The project could not be deployed to the 'DATABASE-SERVER\MSSQLSERVER' server because of the following connectivity problems : A connection cannot be made to redirector. Ensure that 'SQL Browser' service is running. To verify or update the name of the target server, right-click on the project in Solution Explorer, select Project Properties, click on the Deployment tab, and then enter the name of the server.
The following is the things that I've tried:
Check the target name on Project > Properties > Deployment > Target server.
Check the server service --> all SQL Server services are running.
The project can be deployed from server.
The connection to server is clear
I can connect to the Database Engine and Analysis Service from another computer from SQL Server Management Studio.
Please help me to fix this problem, I've been search for many days for this problem.
Thank you, sorry for my bad english.
Best regards, Stella.
I had the same problem, for me the solution was to explicitly specify login information on the Impersonation Information tab on the Data Source.
I know this is an old thread, but I had the same issue and I reckon more will run into this buzz saw.
My problem was that the remote installation of SSAS did not have an Inbound firewall rule for SSAS application; msmdsrv.exe.
Resolution:
Log on to the server running SSAS as Administrator
Launch Windows Firewall and advanced Security
Add Inbound Rule, give it a meaningful name like SQL Server - SSAS
Action: Allow the connection
On Program and Services Tab: For 'This Program' use Browse and identify msmdsrv.exe
For SQL Server 2014, it is by default here:
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS12.SQLSVR14\OLAP\bin\msmdsrv.exe
(Very similar for 2012 and 2016, the numbers are different)
Click OK; You should see a green dot with check mark
Try your project again; It should connect, did for me.
NOTE: If this also work for you, consider going back to the Inbound Rule and consider adding connection restrictions for security reasons.
I solved mine by right clicking my data source (under Data Sources in Solution Explorer) → Edit in the General tab → In Connection Manager, do two things:
Change Server name from localhost to your computer name
Use SQL Server Authentication as Authentication, as opposed to Windows Authentication, and proceed to enter your user name and password (the "sa" password you use for SSMS).

error 50 - Local Database Runtime error occurred and ASP.NET MVC

This is 2nd day I'm spending on this sql server problem! long story short, I have downloaded/installed sql server 2014 express version on my windows 8.1 operating system. sql server works fine however when I get in it and create tables or etc, when I run asp.net (mvc 4) and click on login page or register page it throws following error:
error: 50 - Local Database Runtime error occurred. Cannot create an automatic instance. See the Windows Application event log for error details.
I have searched in stackoveflow and also msdn, few other forums but did not find a specific and solution to nail this down.
on my machine I have:
SQL SERVER (MSSQLSERVER) service running (Automatic)
Microsoft LocalDB is installed
However,
SQL Server Browser stopped
SQL Server Agent stopped
every time I am trying to restart or start them I get this message:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled device associated with it[0x80070422]
I also tried this solution but it didn't help. please see this URL
http://www.aspneter.com/2013/08/error-50-local-database-runtime-error-occurred/
Can this be something in web.config?
any help will be appreciated greatly.
Thanks.
amit
Ok the problem is resolved by downloading Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Feature Pack.
Service Pack SP1

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