Re: 2 Instances on NT server

do you have multiple tnsnames.oras on either machine and, if so, are they all properly configured?

"James Higgins" <jhiggins_at_conway-ward.com> wrote in message news:3A968D23.2148451_at_conway-ward.com...
> I have 2 db instances loaded on an NT server. On the server i can
> connect to
> both with sqlplus.
> on the client i can connect to only 1 of the instances. i have 1
> listener
> for both instances. i copied server side tns and sql .ora's to all my
> client
> side directories (as i have 2 oracle homes) and this doesnt work getting
> the
> follownig error consitantly ORA- 12545 connect failed because target
> host or
> object does not exist. changed host name in tns to ip address of host
> and
> still get same error have done a tnsping from client and connects ok....
>
> is this an NT thing or a SQLNET thing ?????
>
> any assitance would by helpful.
> -----------these files are in the server and client----------
> # SQLNET.ORA Network Configuration File:
> F:\Apps\Server_Apps\oracle\ora81\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
> # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
>
> NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = cwi
>
> SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)
>
> NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, HOSTNAME)
>
> # TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File:
> F:\Apps\Server_Apps\oracle\ora81\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
> # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
>
> DEV.CWI =
> (DESCRIPTION =
> (ADDRESS_LIST =
> (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = cw_server_1)(PORT = 1521))
> )
> (CONNECT_DATA =
> (SERVICE_NAME = dev.cwi)
> )
> )
> TEST.CWI =
> (DESCRIPTION =
> (ADDRESS_LIST =
> (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = cw_server_1)(PORT = 1521))
> )
> (CONNECT_DATA =
> (SERVICE_NAME = test.cwi)
> )
> )
>
> EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA.CWI =
> (DESCRIPTION =
> (ADDRESS_LIST =
> (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
> )
> (CONNECT_DATA =
> (SID = PLSExtProc)
> (PRESENTATION = RO)
> )
> )
>
>
>
>
Received on Fri Feb 23 2001 - 20:45:45 CST