Re: Rookie Error?

Thanks Frits, I hadn't thought to try nmap.

nmap indeed does not discover the listener.  The only 2 
ports is does find are 22 and 111.  It appears that a firewall
is preventing it, but I just can't determine how.

iptables is not running.

Jared


On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:52:54 +0100, Frits Hoogland
<frits.hoogland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> try the nmap utility from both sides. ping isn't relieable, because icmp
> uses udp on a lower layer. sqlnet/oracle net uses tcp.
> 
> frits
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: Jared Still
> Cc: Oracle-L Freelists
> Sent: 28-11-2004 10:54
> Subject: Re: Rookie Error?
> 
> Ping should verify your firewall is not a problem.
> 
> If you can ping then make sure you are parsing the correct
> tnsnames.ora file with the alias you expect. Also, check the other
> .ora files for any wierd settings.
> 
> I create dummy aliases with odd names to verify which tnsnames.ora is
> actually being used. I change an alias on-the-fly just to make sure it
> works & doesn't work as expected, e.g. dupe an entry as foo to connect
> locally successfully, then change the entry to foo2 and try foo to
> make sure it fails. Then, try your remote connection test.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 00:27:25 -0800, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > already tried ping with IP, hostname and FQDN.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jared
> --
> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
> 
> This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended 
> recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential 
> information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, 
> disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an 
> intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment 
> and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.
> 


-- 
Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
--
http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l

Other related posts: