ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
Hi all,
I have just recently installed Oracle 9i. I am a very novice level user... When I installed it and opened Oracle SQL*Plus and entered the default user name and password (scott tiger) I was able to Log into Oracle. After the weekend (Restarted the system) and now I get this ORA-12560 TNS:protocol adapter error. How can I resolve this problem?Will I need to give some "Host String" or what? The most amazing thing is that 2 days back it was running and now suddenly it is not working... I hope someone will give me the method to come out of this problem.... Note that I am/will not be using any feature related to Internet or Network or anything else. I will use Oracle as a Storage device(Back End) with my VB6 application frontend....
OS: Windows XP SP1
Firewall : ZoneAlarm installed (If it helps)
Imran
I have just recently installed Oracle 9i. I am a very novice level user... When I installed it and opened Oracle SQL*Plus and entered the default user name and password (scott tiger) I was able to Log into Oracle. After the weekend (Restarted the system) and now I get this ORA-12560 TNS:protocol adapter error. How can I resolve this problem?Will I need to give some "Host String" or what? The most amazing thing is that 2 days back it was running and now suddenly it is not working... I hope someone will give me the method to come out of this problem.... Note that I am/will not be using any feature related to Internet or Network or anything else. I will use Oracle as a Storage device(Back End) with my VB6 application frontend....
OS: Windows XP SP1
Firewall : ZoneAlarm installed (If it helps)
Imran
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I have already tried that option..... I donot have developer installed So I have only one home... and it(tnsnames.ora) is in the Oracle\Network\ADMIN directory which is the default directory??? Anyways I have created the TNS_ADMIN and given the correct path of tnsnames.ora but still no success.....
Imran
Imran
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and when I tried to run Oracle Home Selector I gte this message that "There is only one(1) Oracle home defined......" So this means I am not having problem with the Home address thing.....
Imran
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What is the result of
ipconfig /all
Is your server IP address the same as it was when you installed Oracle ? Oracle has to be installed on a machine that has a fixed ip address.
On the server.
set ORACLE_SID=youroraclesid
sqlplus scott/tiger
On the client
ping the.ip.addre.ss
tnsping your_oracle_tns_name
tnsping your_oracle_tns_name.WORLD
sqlplus scott/tiger@your_oracle_tn
What is the server output of
lsnrctl status
ipconfig /all
Is your server IP address the same as it was when you installed Oracle ? Oracle has to be installed on a machine that has a fixed ip address.
On the server.
set ORACLE_SID=youroraclesid
sqlplus scott/tiger
On the client
ping the.ip.addre.ss
tnsping your_oracle_tns_name
tnsping your_oracle_tns_name.WORLD
sqlplus scott/tiger@your_oracle_tn
What is the server output of
lsnrctl status
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>>If running on the server (or workstation) that is running the database (i.e. if the database is local to the machine) then try explicitly setting ‘ORACLE_SID’. e.g.
>>set ORACLE_SID=<sid>
As stated earlier I have no experience what so ever with Oracle.... THis is the first time I have installed Oracle..... I dont know what SID is and how to set it? Can you guide me with more detail??
and I have installed Oracle on my local system and I will access it onyl from this system i.e no clients will connect to the Database except my VB6 application that will reside on the Server.....
>>On the server.
>>set ORACLE_SID=youroraclesid
>>sqlplus scott/tiger
Again where should I enter these values and what will be youroraclesid???? and where to find it?
Imran
>>set ORACLE_SID=<sid>
As stated earlier I have no experience what so ever with Oracle.... THis is the first time I have installed Oracle..... I dont know what SID is and how to set it? Can you guide me with more detail??
and I have installed Oracle on my local system and I will access it onyl from this system i.e no clients will connect to the Database except my VB6 application that will reside on the Server.....
>>On the server.
>>set ORACLE_SID=youroraclesid
>>sqlplus scott/tiger
Again where should I enter these values and what will be youroraclesid???? and where to find it?
Imran
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Sujit what is <str_name>? and where to find it?
Imran
Imran
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This is my file
# TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\Oracle\network\admin\tn
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
INST1_HTTP =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = imran)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = SHARED)
(SERVICE_NAME = MODOSE)
(PRESENTATION = http://HRService)
)
)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
)
)
ORACLET =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = imran)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = OracleT)
)
)
and this is what I got by the ping command
D:\Documents and Settings\Imran12>tnsping OracleT
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.0.1.1.1 - Production on 26-APR-20
05 16:12:34
Copyright (c) 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
C:\Oracle\network\admin\sq
C:\Oracle\network\admin\tn
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)
(HOST = imran)(PORT = 1521))) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = OracleT)))
OK (4920 msec)
D:\Documents and Settings\Imran12>
Imran Arshad
# TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\Oracle\network\admin\tn
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
INST1_HTTP =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = imran)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = SHARED)
(SERVICE_NAME = MODOSE)
(PRESENTATION = http://HRService)
)
)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
)
)
ORACLET =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = imran)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = OracleT)
)
)
and this is what I got by the ping command
D:\Documents and Settings\Imran12>tnsping OracleT
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.0.1.1.1 - Production on 26-APR-20
05 16:12:34
Copyright (c) 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
C:\Oracle\network\admin\sq
C:\Oracle\network\admin\tn
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)
(HOST = imran)(PORT = 1521))) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = OracleT)))
OK (4920 msec)
D:\Documents and Settings\Imran12>
Imran Arshad
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So that means you can easily connect to your server using OracleT as your connection string. There should be no problem.
user user/password@tns_str to connect to your database,
Like,
sqlplus scott/tiger@OracleT
This will do.
Sujit
user user/password@tns_str to connect to your database,
Like,
sqlplus scott/tiger@OracleT
This will do.
Sujit
Furthermore, if you set the environment variable LOCAL to OracleT, then you can connect without a connect string:
sqlplus scott/tiger
sqlplus scott/tiger
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I have been able to connect to my database now..... I am using scott/tiger@OracleT and it is working....
And after setting the environment variable I can now simply connect using scott/tiger.
Thanks a lot to all of you for your help.....
Imran
And after setting the environment variable I can now simply connect using scott/tiger.
Thanks a lot to all of you for your help.....
Imran
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>>Furthermore, if you set the environment variable LOCAL to OracleT...
How?
How?
Hi Imran,
You can set the environment variable LOCAL in the same place as indicated in the accepted answer above.
You can set the environment variable LOCAL in the same place as indicated in the accepted answer above.
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I cant see it.... The only options are New, Edit, Delete
Imran
Imran
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Maybe someone from you can help me in this other question.....
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21403950/Conversion-from-Access-to-Oracle.html
Imran
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21403950/Conversion-from-Access-to-Oracle.html
Imran
If you click 'New', there will be options for Variable Name and Variable Value.
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>>If you click 'New', there will be options for Variable Name and Variable Value.
How can I set the variable to be local to OracleT from there? Still dont know how to do it....
Imran
How can I set the variable to be local to OracleT from there? Still dont know how to do it....
Imran
Hi Imran,
I was suggesting that you set a variable with the
variable name: Local
variable value: OracleT
If you are already able to connect without specifying the host string, however, then this is not necessary.
I was suggesting that you set a variable with the
variable name: Local
variable value: OracleT
If you are already able to connect without specifying the host string, however, then this is not necessary.
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Imran