Re: Weird Problem connecting to 8i!!

From: Brent Douglas <Brent.Douglas_at_DAYTONOH.NCR.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 11:24:04 -0400
Message-ID: <37c2b977@rpc1285.daytonoh.ncr.com>

stupid question, but do you use the ip address or a server name? if you use the name, do you use a HOSTS. file on one of the boxes that the other doesn't have? can you ping the server from both boxes using the name, not the ip?

just a thought
brent

>When I went to create the service name with NET8
>Easy Config, there was a check box to indicate
>if the DB to connect to is 8.1 or if it is an earlier
>version. I checked the 8.1 box. When I tested the
>connection I got ORA-12154 error saying the service name
>couldn't be resolved. When I check the other box (for a DB
>8.0 or earlier), the connection is successful.
>This is baffling me because I am absolutely trying
>to connect to Oracle 8i 8.1.5.
Received on Tue Aug 24 1999 - 10:24:04 CDT