I do not think that this is a problem with the driver, as the message indicates that it tried and did not authenticate, so at least I managed to connect.
The first (main) question I would ask is, are you sure that β123456β is the correct password for the sa account? Test it by logging into SQL Server Management Studio as "sa".
Next, I will try to create a user in SQL Server and provide these credentials in the connection string (as suggested by Brandon)
Next (for fun) I would enable authentication in mixed mode and try to use the credentials of the Windows user account in the connection string.
Here are some instructions that I wrote about setting up a network in SQL Server in the past. Itβs definitely worth checking the settings twice:
SQL Server Network Setup
Based on this, SQL Server 2008 Express does not support TCP connections on a fixed port. To solve this problem: In the Windows start menu, open "SQL Server Configuration Manager", under "SQL Server Network Configuration" β "Protocols for SQLEXPRESS" open the TCP / IP properties On the Protocol tab, set the value to YES On the IP Addresses tab "scroll down In the" IP All "section, change the TCP port to 1433, make sure that the dynamic TCP ports are empty, delete zero Click Apply
In SQL Server Management Studio, verify: From the server instance, right-click and select properties. In the Security section: Verify that SQL Server and Windows Authentication is installed.
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