Re: TNS-12541: No listener error connecting to Oracle 8.1.7 server on RedHat linux 8.0 from Windows 98

From: Steve <stephen.snelson_at_baesystems.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 17:15:51 -0000
Message-ID: <3e5ba45c_at_baen1673807.greenlnk.net>


"David Tao" <dttao_at_yahoo.com.tw> wrote in message news:f87d17ec.0302241928.540910dc_at_posting.google.com...
> Hi
>
> I have set up one of my machines as server with RedHat linux 8.0 and
> also installed Oracle 8i server successfully. Both the listener and
> oracle were started and I could use sqlplus creating tables and
> importing data with no probelm on the server. Then I installed oracle
> client on my notebook with Windows 98 and tried to connect with the
> server. When I used Net8 Configuration Assistant to configure the
> local net service name and test the connection, it gave me the error
> "ORA-12541: TNS: No listener." What could I possibly do wrong and how
> should I fix it so I can connet to the server with either sqlplus or
> DBA Studio?
>
> Thanks.
>
> David

Might also be a good idea jut to check the status of the listener to make sure it is listening to the database you want.

Steve Received on Tue Feb 25 2003 - 18:15:51 CET

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