I just remembered on windows the file sqlnet.ora in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin sometimes causes havoc, try moving it to a different name and check your connection again. -Tobias -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tobias Speckbacher Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:22 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list; General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: RE: Oracle 8i installation on RedHat Linux 7.3 sounds like either your listener configuration or the tnsnames.ora file on the client side has issues. -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Nitin Mehta Sent: Fri 4/9/2004 1:15 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Cc: Subject: Re: Oracle 8i installation on RedHat Linux 7.3 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list