Re: ora-12560 protocol adaptor error

"john cho" <cho5_at_home.com> writes:

> I am looking for people having problems installing Oracle 8.1.5 into NT
> server and establishing connection between clients and the Ora server.
> I am using hostname and local name method for net8. When I configured the
> tnsname.ora and sqlnet.ora files on the server, it worked fine. Of course.
> the server is the local machine. But, when I tried to establish the
> connection using the same layout of those two files at the client side, I
> have been getting ORA-12560 Protocol Adaptor Error. I did check host name
> and service name. Everything looks O.K.
>
> Anybody had the same problem as I am having now. Anybody fill me with good
> ideas to pass this hump would be very appreciative.
>
>

Take a look at the sqlnet.log file which is generated. It should be in the directory where you ran the client application. It should give you more information as to what the problem is.

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                                        Rick Wessman
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