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Error: 'Error Locating Server/Instance Specified'

We have ran upgrades for Windows and FactoryMaster and we are now unable to connect when the firewall is running. We are receiving the following error: 'Error Locating Server/Instance Specified'

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Written by Jes Foxall-Beckley
Updated over 2 weeks ago

If you are receiving this error following Windows upgrades, please ask your IT to add the following exceptions:
New rule for application: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared\.sqlbrowser.exe
New rule for port: UDP port 1434

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