Is it possible a firewall was closed from your workstation to port 1521 on that server? If it happens again you can test that by trying to telnet to the port: telnet ud505 1521 Jay Miller -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:49 AM To: tomday2@xxxxxxxxx; Oracle Mailing List Subject: RE: TNS Resolution Also, if you have such entries in your tnsnames.ora file and try to import said file into OID via netmgr, it will choke on those entries. (Referring to entries of the form: CLSDEV,CLSDEV.WORLD = ...) -Mark -- Mark J. Bobak Senior Oracle Architect ProQuest Information & Learning "There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't." -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas Day Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 9:08 AM To: Oracle Mailing List Subject: Re: TNS Resolution Nope. I take it all back. Everything up to and including the comma is treated as a comment. Test twice, open mouth once. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l ----------------------------------------- This message is confidential and sent by TD Waterhouse solely for use by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. This should not be deemed as an offer or solicitation, to buy or sell any product. Any 3rd party information contained herein was prepared by sources deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. TD Waterhouse does not accept electronic instructions that would require an original signature. Information received by or sent from TD Waterhouse is stored, subject to review, and may be produced to regulatory authorities or others with a legal right to such. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l