Re: Oracle 9i - Putty - tnsping works - connection does not!

On Sat, 06 May 2006 20:09:35 -0700, davidhbigelow wrote:

> The remote machine is setup as follows:
> Listener IS RUNNING:
> Port 1521
>
> Local Machine:
> hosts file --> 127.0.0.1 <remotemachinename>

Now this is sneaky! I would never have thought of this. I was under the impression that 127.0.0.1 is always local host, never "remote machine"

>
>
> Putty Configuration:
> Listen: 1500

What is "Putty" listetning to?

> Pass to: <remotemachineIPaddress>:1521

What is that? Get yourself a DBA who knows basic networking and have him configure your PC. your configuration is so mixed up that it cannot possibly work.

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