When trying to run the MNE Prerequisite Checker, some errors get generated in the Checker log as follows:
ERROR SqlServerVersionProbe - System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904):
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server.
The server was not found or was not accessible.
Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections.
(provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)
(provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - The remote computer refused the network connection.) ---> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): The remote computer refused the network connection