Re: Help- trying to connect via internet to Orcl8

From: Nathan D. Hughes <nhughes_at_well.com>
Date: 1998/01/07
Message-ID: <690kq5$geo$1_at_was.hooked.net>#1/1


>> we are trying to connect to an Oracle 8 server via the internet, but
>> to no
>> avial.
>>
>> We can ping the remote server, but when we try connecting with Sql
>> plus 8.0
>> we get:
>>
>> ERROR:
>> ORA-12500: TNS:listener failed to start a dedicated server process

Sounds like a problem on the server, rather than the client. Check to make sure the listener is properly configured and running on the box. Can you connect to the database from any clients?

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Nathan D. Hughes <nhughes_at_well.com>
Computer Consultants of America, Inc.
Received on Wed Jan 07 1998 - 00:00:00 CET

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