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Oracle 10 g client networking issue

Discussion in 'Installation - Unix and Unix Like' started by mimas, Dec 26, 2008.

  1. mimas

    mimas Guest

    Hello all,

    I hav installed Oracle10g on a RHEL4 using VMware but from Windows I cannot see the port 1521.

    The thing is that a tnsnames.ora file exist in the Linux machine under /home/oracle/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/admin/tnsnames.ora

    BUT in my windows machine there is no tnsnames.ora under \oracle\product\10.2.0\client_1\network\admin

    How can I create it?

    Thanks
     
    mimas, Dec 26, 2008
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  2. Sadik

    Sadik Community Moderator Forum Guru

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    hi, if u are just missing a tnsnames file, you can copy any tnsname file (or any text file and name it tnsnames.ora) in the folder you have mentioned and enter the Servoce name, IP, port informations.
     
    Sadik, Dec 26, 2008
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  3. tyro

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    tnsnames.ora is basically a text file with this format

    HOME =
    (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = dev.company.com)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
    (SERVER = DEDICATED)
    (SERVICE_NAME = HOME)
    )
    )

    Replace HOME with your service identifier, dev.company.com with your database server's domain name (e.g localhost) and PORT witht the port to which your database server is listening on and SERVICE_NAME with your actual service name.
     
    tyro, Dec 26, 2008
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  4. rajavu

    rajavu Forum Guru

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    You can copy the same TNSNAME.ora file from the Linux server (may be with different Service alias) as susggested by sadik Plus another TNSentry referring to the Oracle DB @ Linux server.

    NB : Normally TNSentry @ Linux server will refer to other DB service names.
     
    rajavu, Dec 30, 2008
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  5. Arju

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    What you will do with tnsnames.ora? Possibly you can achieve your goal without any tnsnames.ora
     
    Arju, Feb 4, 2009
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    hi i a getin TNS name could not resolved....plz tell e the solution.....
     
    vaibhav, Feb 7, 2009
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    hi mimas how to make use of vmware for the installation? i hav done several but not wit the vmware...could ypu plz guide me the same?
     
    vaibhav, Feb 7, 2009
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    you get a "tns name could not be resolved" doing what? please explain what you are trying to do and where you get the error.

    TNS name could not resolved means that you are trying to connect to a database whose entry is not properly made in your tnsnames.ora file. So check that out
     
    tyro, Feb 7, 2009
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    Well, it looks like you have edited incorrect tnsnames.ora. I'm using multiple clients so my preferred solution is to define system variable TNS_ADMIN (Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Advanced Tab -> Environment variables -> new variable TNS_ADMIN and path to folder where you have tnsnames.ora you would like to use) -- then relogin and retest again. It should work.
     
    Mirano, Feb 20, 2009
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