TNS-12541 error from tnsping

From: Jane Partridge <jane.partridge_at_gkmp.com.au>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 14:46:00 +1000
Message-ID: <kWGMc.452$PO.19697_at_nnrp1.ozemail.com.au>

[Quoted] I am trying to connect to a 10g database running on Windows from a few client tools but they can't connect. I tried pinging the server using tnsping and it returns the following error:

TNS-12541: TNS:no listener

What does this mean and how do I fix it? I am new to Oracle.

Thanks,

Jane Received on Sun Jul 25 2004 - 06:46:00 CEST