SQL SERVER2008 does not implement subscription publishing in the same LAN

We know that when you create a new subscription, you must use the actual server's real name, IP address, alias can not, in the same LAN is no problem. But two servers are not in the same LAN.

The simplest way to implement a subscription and release is to:

One: View the name of the actual server:

Two: Add the IP address and name of the subscriber to be pushed in the hosts file of the published server, remember that this name needs to be consistent with the name of the publisher

In this way, you can establish a connection to them: