Re: Linking Databases? TNS host name faliure

From: Jonathan Lewis <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:35:52 +0100
Message-ID: <935138601.24130.2.nnrp-03.9e984b29@news.demon.co.uk>

When you say 'I can link to them ...' does this mean from a client machine.

If so, remember that the client resolves host names at the client, but database links resolve at the server. Do the servers have tnsnames.ora files ?

Jonathan Lewis
Yet another Oracle-related web site: http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk

as wrote in message <7piucl$520$1_at_news.is.co.za>...
>HI can anyone help?
>
>I have 2 servers running Oracle 7.3.4 and can connect to them individually
>without any problems but when trying to link either way I get the "TNS
>cannot resolve host name" message.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>TIA
>
>Andre
>
>
Received on Fri Aug 20 1999 - 03:35:52 CDT