Oracle 8.1.7.4, AIX 5.2 I am trying to configure the multithreaded server. Connections work correctly from other AIX boxes, but from a PC based client I get: TNS-12545: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist If I add (SERVER=dedicated) to the the tnsnames.ora file on the client, I get a connection, but, of course, not the shared connection I was trying for. The trace file is shown below ( I have changed some of the network information for security reasons). The problem seems to be the lines: nttbnd2addr: looking up IP addr for host: node2 nttbnd2addr: *** hostname lookup failure! *** Note that several lines above this point, I got: nttbnd2addr: looking up IP addr for host: node2.e.blrf.com nsopen: opening transport... nttcnp: Validnode Table IN use; err 0x0 nttcni: trying to connect to socket 684. nttcon: set TCP_NODELAY on 684 nsopen: transport is open which seems to indicate sqlnet made the initial connection. The node where the connection works has an ip addresses in the form <node>.e.blrf.com and thus presumably understands that node2 translates to node2.e.blrf.com. I verified that I can ping node2 from the node where the connection works. To ping that node from the PC where the connection does not work, I have to give the complete address (node2.e.blrf.com). How do I fix this? Thanks, Peter Schauss ==================Begin trace file============================================== --- TRACE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOLLOWS --- New trace stream is D:\Documents and Settings\schaupe\Desktop\cli.trc New trace level is 4 --- TRACE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION ENDS --- --- PARAMETER SOURCE INFORMATION FOLLOWS --- Attempted load of system pfile source D:\oracle\ora81\network\admin\sqlnet.ora Parameter source loaded successfully Attempted load of local pfile source D:\Documents and Settings\schaupe\Desktop\sqlnet.ora Parameter source was not loaded -> PARAMETER TABLE LOAD RESULTS FOLLOW <- Successful parameter table load -> PARAMETER TABLE HAS THE FOLLOWING CONTENTS <- trace_level_client = user NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH = (TNSNAMES) SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS) NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = dssd.blrf.com --- PARAMETER SOURCE INFORMATION ENDS --- --- LOG CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOLLOWS --- Log stream will be "D:\Documents and Settings\schaupe\Desktop\sqlnet.log" Log stream validation not requested --- LOG CONFIGURATION INFORMATION ENDS --- nigini: Count in NI global area now: 1 nigini: Count in NI global area now: 1 nrigbni: Unable to get data from navigation file tnsnav.ora nncpmlf_make_local_addrfile: construction of local names file failed nncpmsf_make_sys_addrfile: system names file is D:\oracle\ora81\network\admin\tnsnames.ora niotns: niotns: setting up interrupt handler... niotns: Not trying to enable dead connection detection. niotns: Calling address: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=node2.e.blrf.com)(PORT=1521)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=mdev1.node2.e.blrf.com)(SERVER=shared)(CID=(PROGRAM=C:\Program Files\Quest Software\TOAD\TOAD.exe)(HOST=DLNY1SCHAUPE1)(USER=schaupe)))) nscall: connecting... nttbnd2addr: port resolved to 1521 nttbnd2addr: looking up IP addr for host: node2.e.blrf.com nsopen: opening transport... nttcnp: Validnode Table IN use; err 0x0 nttcni: trying to connect to socket 684. nttcon: set TCP_NODELAY on 684 nsopen: transport is open nsnainit: inf->nsinfflg[0]: 0x61 inf->nsinfflg[1]: 0x61 nsopen: global context check-in (to slot 0) complete nscon: doing connect handshake... nscon: sending NSPTCN packet nscon: sending 256 bytes connect data nsdo: 256 bytes to NS buffer nscon: got NSPTRD packet nscall: redirected nstimarmed: no timer allocated nsclose: closing transport nsclose: global context check-out (from slot 0) complete nscall: connecting... nttbnd2addr: port resolved to 33108 nttbnd2addr: looking up IP addr for host: node2 nttbnd2addr: *** hostname lookup failure! *** nserror: nsres: id=0, op=77, ns=12545, ns2=12560; nt[0]=515, nt[1]=1001, nt[2]=0; ora[0]=0, ora[1]=0, ora[2]=0 nioqper: error from nscall nioqper: nr err code: 0 nioqper: ns main err code: 12545 nioqper: ns (2) err code: 12560 nioqper: nt main err code: 515 nioqper: nt (2) err code: 1001 nioqper: nt OS err code: 0 niqme: reporting NS-12545 error as ORA-12545 niomapnserror: returning error 12545 niotns: Couldn't connect, returning 12545 nigtrm: Count in the NI global area is now 0 nigtrm: Count in the NL global area is now 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------