detect connectable db servers

Hello,

how I can detect via code (C++, C#) which sql servers like oracle, mssql,
mysql are close to me and connectable within one or two second (timeout to
wait for answers should be variable)?

Thank you.

regards
MarkMark wrote:
> Hello,
> how I can detect via code (C++, C#) which sql servers like oracle, mssql,
> mysql are close to me and connectable within one or two second (timeout to
> wait for answers should be variable)?
> Thank you.
> regards
> Mark

I don't think it's possible. You should already know the names of the servers
you have permission to connect to.

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> how I can detect via code (C++, C#) which sql servers like oracle,
> mssql, mysql are close to me and connectable within one or two second
> (timeout to wait for answers should be variable)?

I know how to, but I will not tell you. It is against the law to access
computers if you are not authorised to do so.
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the framework (2.0) provides several methods for detecting, but this one is specialized for enumerating sql servers.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sql.sqldatasourceenumerator.getdatasou rces.aspx