Re: tnsnames - alias ends in a period

The chances of a valid alias containing a period are, in my opinion, remote.

You can ping the server ... but can you use TNSPING to ping the Oracle instance?

If so you should be fine. But if not I would use the Net8 Assistant to recreate the TNSNAMES.ORA file.

Daniel A. Morgan

hanton32_at_hotmail.com wrote:

> I am running Win 95 oracle 8.16 client and connecting to NT Oracle 8.16
> Server
> I used the Net8 Configuration Assisstant to create tnsnames.ora. I am unable
> to connect..I get the '...could not resolve service name' error message.
>
> I noticed that the alias in tnsnames.ora file has a period at the end
> (alias.name.) see below
>
> I was told that the alias is from my Domain and that my pc's domain may not be
> set up correctly ?
>
> note: I am able to ping the server
>
> eg.
> alias.name.=
> (DESCRIPTION =
> (ADDRESS_LIST =
> (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 11.11.11.11)(PORT = 1521))
> )
> (CONNECT_DATA =
> (SERVICE_NAME = db.pc.c.com)
> )
> )
>
> any help appreciated
>
> thanks
> hani anton
>
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Received on Thu Feb 22 2001 - 01:53:22 CST