8.0.5 client -> 7.3.4 server connect from svrmgrl works, from sqlplus and perl doesnt

I need to make a connection from linux machine to an Oracle Server 7.3.4 on a Solaris box (to which I don't have access other than through sqlnet). Since the oldest oracle version for linux is 8.0.5 I had installed that.

I created a tnsnames.ora file, in which I defined a connection, lets call it BLUBBER. I can connect to the database and access data with select, if I use svrmgrl> connect username/password_at_BLUBBER. If, however I try to do the same thing from sqlplus (Username: username/password_at_BLUBBER), I get the error:

ORA-01034: ORACLE not available

the same thing happens, if I try to use a perl script with DBD-Oracle, which works fine on a Solaris Box with 7.3.4 Client libs installed (on this box, connecting via sqlplus and the perl script works just fine).

Does anybody have an Idea what I could be doing wrong?

thanks for any hints
schmadde Received on Thu Nov 02 2000 - 05:22:59 CST