Short answer is it depends on GLOBAL_NAMES parameter. Thanks Mayen "Lyndon Tiu" <ltiu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Mar 12 2009 02:51 PM Please respond to ltiu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject DBLink Name has to be the same as SID name? Does the dblink name have to be the same as the SID name? -- Lyndon Tiu -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l