Ok, so for now I'm trying your tutorial exactly, using JTDS and MSSQL, neither of which I am very familiar with.I have installed MSSQL 2008 Express successfully and am able to connect to it using the SQL Management Tool. However, when I use the same credentials within this install I get:
[java] java.sql.SQLException: Network error IOException: Connection refused: connect
[java] at net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.JtdsConnection.<init>(JtdsConnection.java:434)
Do you have any ideas for me?