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Dear All !
    I have developed a Software for a Hospital using vb.net 2005 & Sql Express.  Now i want to connect this data through lan. What connection string should i give. Please suggest. Below is my current connection string which i have used for it.

Dim conn As New SqlConnection()
conn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|Data\Sadar_Hospital.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True"
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You just replace ".\SQLEXPRESS" with the name of the new server. Depending on the security setup you may have to change to a username/password authentication. If authentication will be based on the windows domain username then you can use the existing Integrated Security.

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