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Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.server -> Re: Obtaining machine name and port number using Net8 Alias
Andy wrote:
> He means that when you do a tnsping it echoes the tnsnames.ora entry:
>
> tnsping test_db
>
> TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 8.1.6.0.0 -Production on
> 03-MAY-2002 10:13:55
>
> (c) Copyright 1997 Oracle Corporation . All rights reserved.
>
> Attempting to contact
> (ADDRESS=(COMMUNITY=testenv.world)(PROTOCOL=TCP)(Host=test_server)(Port=1521))
> OK (530 msec)
But he has no access to tnsnames.ora! So tnsping won't work.
Regards,
Knut Received on Fri May 03 2002 - 02:31:06 CDT
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