connection to SQL server 2008 express

Hi,
I have taken a freeTDS(v0.82) dump from freetds.org and unpacked on a Sun 
Solaris machine by a normal user( not root and I will not be able to get 
root access for installation ).
I have followed the following steps for installation.

configure --prefix=MY_HOME_DIRECTORY
make
make install

I have gone to the directory where tsql is present and tried connecting to 
SQL server 2008 express which is installed on a windows machine with the 
following command.

tsql -H hostname -p 1433 -U User_name
locale is "C"
locale charset is "646"
Password:
There was a problem connecting to the server

I have checked whether remote connections are enabled in SQL express, 
every thing seems to be ok.
Any help on this would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Mahendra
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