Connect to Another Sql Data Engine Through Internet

After trying to connect several times and then failure after failure, I watched one YouTube Video Here and then realized that, after port forwarding on SQL Configuration Manager and  Firewall configuration  I had to put the computer IP Address (Remember: Computer IP address changes when you connect to the Internet with Ethernet or through wireless. Make sure you check what IP address the laptop is using at the moment: The idea is to use the right IP address so the Router directs the traffic to the right computer on a specified port) in format like this; 197.164.1.46,portNumber (e.g. if port number you specified is 4356 then 197.164.1.46,4356  in SSMS Logging Server Name Field, then put your user and password) you specified in SQL Configuration Manager if you follow the tutorial. Done!!

Wrote By: Ernest Mushinge    

                 03/25/18