Re: ORA-12545: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist

Vincento Harris wrote:

> Windows xp Oracle 9i client
> Hp Unix 9000 11.11 64 bit
>
> After connecting to an Oracle 8i databases Error ORA-12545 shows up
> when connecting to oracle 9i through a database link.Remote
> connections only fail for this server Oracle 9i.All other connections
> work just fine to oracle 8i RDBMS Servers
>
> Any ideas ???
> Vincento

Is the TNSNAMES entry to the 9i server in YOUR tnsnames.ora or is it in the 8i database's tnsnames.ora? Is the entry for SID or SERVICE_NAME?

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