Re: BEQ protocol configuration

not sure BEQ runs on Unixes... try IPC instead: add: (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = <Your SID>)) to listener.ora, and:
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=<Your SID>)) to tnsnames.ora

IIRC, there's some strange way sqlnet parses - check if the correct protocol is taken (easiest to remove TCP from tnsnames...)

James Williams wrote:

> I have a beq-local entry entry to my TNSNAMES file on UNIX. I
> have an app that runs on the database server box so I wish to use unix
> pipes.
>
> When I TNSPING beq-local I get a tns -03506
>
> I am missing something here??
>
> The Oracle 8i Net Admin Guide for 8.1.5 is not overly clear about the
> process and neither are the $TNS_ADMIN/samples .

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Gtrz,

Frank van Bortel