Re: Oracle 8i (8.1.5) ORA-12500

Thanks for the reply. Yes, we can TNSPING80 the server by its IP address and by its name. What should we try next?

In article <zWD14.269$dX3.20088_at_typ11.nn.bcandid.com>,   "Van Messner" <vmessner_at_netaxis.com> wrote:
> Is your listener started? Are your NT services started?
Yes. Yes.
> If yes then try pinging the server from the client. If you can't
ping talk
> to the syadmin or network admin.
> If you can ping then try tnspinging - first by ip, second by alias.
Yes. Yes.
> If you can't tnsping by ip, you probably have a problem in your
tnsnames. on
> the client or server or both or in the listener.ora on the server or
just
> maybe on the sqlnet.ora on the server.
> If you can ping by ip but not by name then you may have a problem in
one of
> the three files above or you may have a problem with name
resolution. Talk
> to the sysadmin or network admin.
>
> <eloos_at_atsecure.net> wrote in message
news:826cci$jnd$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> > We have just installed Oracle 8i on one of our servers and cannot
seem
> > to connect from a client PC. We keep getting the ORA-12500 error
(The
> > listener was unable to start a dedicated process connecting the
user to
> > the database.) I've tried looking at LISTENER.ORA and TNSNAMES.ORA
but
> > haven't solved the problem. What are the likely problems with a very
> > basic install? (Oracle 7 was not this much trouble. SQL Svr 7
installed
> > like a charm.)
> >
> > Eric Loos
> > Advanced Technologies
> > eloos_at_atsigma.com
> >
> >
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>
>

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