Re: Client on from NT 4.0 to Oracle 7.3.2 server on hp-unix box - can't ping???

From: George Dimopoulos <gdimopou_at_kamloops.env.gov.bc.ca>
Date: 1997/01/29
Message-ID: <1997Jan29.101704.8858_at_vmsmail.gov.bc.ca>#1/1


This was my issue:

>I am using the Oracle Ping test utility to test the connection
>from a NT Workstation version 4.0 to Oracle Server on HP-UX box?
>
>I get following error
>
>ORA-12545: TNS:name lookup failure
>
>Any ideas?
>
>I have my win.ini pointing to oracle.ini on my pc.
>oracle in is running tcp_vendor = winsock.
>
>I have Oracle TCP/IP Adapter runningn for NT
>
>I have network section pointing to orawin/network drive
>where, under the admin sub-directory, I have tnsnames.ora and
>sqlnet.ora present.

A response:

Cause: A protocol specific ADDRESS parameter cannot be resolved. // *Action: Ensure the ADDRESS parameters have been entered correctly; // the most likely incorrect value is the node name. Received on Wed Jan 29 1997 - 00:00:00 CET

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