Reply To: How to fix ”Named Pipes Provider, error: 40” in SQL Server Lincoln Burrows ~ Modified: December 5th, 2015 ~ ~ 1 Minute Reading Home › Forums › How to fix ”Named Pipes Provider, error: 40” in SQL Server › Reply To: How to fix ”Named Pipes Provider, error: 40” in SQL Server December 5, 2015 at 11:22 am #980 Score: 0 Lincoln BurrowsModerator Karma: 16 pts Make sure: 1.The site can communicate with the server 2.Remote connections are allowed. 3.Named pipes/TCP is enabled. 4.Enabled everything in SQL Server Configuration Manager. Search