Log into another XP machine's SQL Server with a different userid? (WORKGROUP, not domain)

Posted by Eric H. on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Eric H.
Published on 2011-03-17T23:12:05Z Indexed on 2011/03/18 0:12 UTC
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I have two machines at home, both XP Pro SP3. I have no domain controller, so they're both just in WORKGROUP.

How can I, using Windows Authentication, log into an instance of SQL Server running on the other machine?

Whenever I try it, it seems to try to login as 'Guest', even though I have entered the machine name (OTHER-DESKTOP), and login (OTHER-DESKTOP\otheruser) in the User Accounts Control Panel box.

It works fine if I use sql server name and password, so I know the server is running.

Any clues?

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