ok i'll ask the obvious, is the listener running? if so you better go and catch it.
joe KENNETH JANUSZ wrote: > I have installed 9.0.1 on my Dell PC with XP Prof. > > > > When I installed it I installed the demo DB and everything worked > fine. Now I have installed a second DB and I cannot connect. I made > changes to listener.ora and tnsnames.ora as recommended by others on > this list. > > > > I also added the IP addresses to the HOSTS file as such: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost (original entry) > > 127.0.0.1 DC0X4411 (Oracle generated name for KEN db manually added) > > 127.0.0.1 PARTS (new DB name manually added) > > > > Here is what I get when I try to connect. > > > > KEN database - Oracle generated name is DC0X4411 > > ORA-12154: TNS: could not resolve service name > > > > PARTS database > > ORA-12541: TNS: no listener > > > > Any help I can get to solve this problem will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks much, > > Ken Janusz, CPIM > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Joe Testa INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).