Not able to connect local instance of SQL Server 2008 in a Java program
Class.forName("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver");
String connectionUrl = "jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433;" +
           "databaseName=sis;user=sample;password=sample;";
        connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connectionUrl);

netsh firewall set portopening protocol = TCP port = 1433
name = SQLPort mode = ENABLE scope = SUBNET profile = CURRENT