what if you perform a ping ABC from your commandline? Is ABC visible from your client? Does your DNS resolve ABC correctly? Is there a (private) firewall in place? Can you perform a 'telnet ABC 1521', to test whether port 1521 on ABC can be reached? Best regards, Carel-Jan Engel === If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. (Derek Bok) === On Sat, 2004-09-25 at 11:34, phani krishna wrote: > Hi, > > im trying to connect only to a particular database remotely as a client with > orcl 9.2.0.4 WITH WIN 2K > > Listener is started at both server and client sides. > tnsnames.ora is edit occardingly. > host_id abc > Service_name: XYZ > Steps followed: > > CONFIGURED LISTENER WITH FOLLOWING STEPSFrom client: > * Oracle Net configuration. > * Local Net Service Name Configuration > * ADD -> Service_name: XYZ > * TCP > * HOSTNAME: ABC > * Use the standard port number 1521 > * YES, perform a TEST > TEST ERROR: CONNECTING ORA-12545. CONNECT FAILED BECAUSE TARGET HOST OR > OBJECT DOES NOT EXIST > > TNSPING pidb > TNS-12541 NO LISTENER > > thanks in advance > > - phani. > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l