Find SQLServer Instance on other computer on LAN

[Saumitra Kumar Paul]

Dear friends,

I am having the following function to find a SQLServer instance. It works fine on local computer. Would you please tell me how to use this function to check an Instance on other computer on a Local Area Network? I am using VS2008 (framework 3.5) and SQL Server Express 2005.

 Private Function MyInstanceFound(ByVal MyInstanceName As String) As Boolean
        Dim InstanceFound As Boolean = False
        Dim MC As ManagedComputer = New ManagedComputer()
        For Each SI As ServerInstance In MC.ServerInstances
            If SI.Name.ToString = MyInstanceName Then
                InstanceFound = True
                Exit For
            End If
        Next
        Return InstanceFound
    End Function

Thanking you in advance.

Regards,
SKPaul