Re: The black art of SQL*Net

Somewhere in the midst of time, st_at_red.seas.upenn.edu says...
>
>: > 1. Those who know how to set up and start the tns listener.
>: > 2. And those who don't ...
 

>: After much of your support and thanks I have now passed through the veil and
>: am in the first category. I finally have sql*net running on my PC to the
>: oracle7 server on the solaris box.
 

>: And what a journey it was.
 

>: Thanks to all of you.
>
>But do tell -- what was the solution to your particular problem??

It was a combination of having an incorrect listener.ora set up and using the wrong connect string in the user/password/connect box ...

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