Re: Remote connect: ping works, tnsping does not?
From: hjuma125 <hjuma125_at_netscapeonline.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 17:58:26 +0000
Message-ID: <389DB641.2534A945_at_netscapeonline.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 17:58:26 +0000
Message-ID: <389DB641.2534A945_at_netscapeonline.co.uk>
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Joe Befumo wrote:
> (If it does not quickly become obvious, I'm an absolute newcomer to Oracle.)
>
> I'm trying to connect to a client's remote database. (Oracle 7). I've been
> able to connect, pass security, and map drives to their system. I know the
> IP for their database, and have set up an appropriate alias.
>
> From the command line I can ping their system, but tnsping times out, and
> SQL*Plus returns:
>
> ERROR: ORA-12203: TNS:unable to connect to destination
>
> which I suspect is the same error.
>
> Can anyone suggest a reasonable diagnostic path to follow in order to track
> this down?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
Received on Sun Feb 06 2000 - 18:58:26 CET