Installed 11gXE on Win Professional (32-bit) - no connect to XE db nor APEX

Question

Hello -
I have searched thru many threads here, but cannot seem to find my situation (exactly). Some threads look similar but their fix is not it.
1. I have successfully installed O11gR2XE (at least the install program says so).
2. Upon clicking on the "Get Started With Oracle Database 11g Express Edition" icon, I get: the generic message: Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to 127.0.0.1:8080
3. I cannot get connected to the database XE schema via Sql*Plus. --
C:\Users\dsmod>sqlplus /nolog
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.2.0 Production on Fri Feb 3 11:31:17 2012
Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved.
SQL> connect
Enter user-name: system
Enter password:
ERROR:
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
However, tns listener is finding the identifier:
C:\Users\dsmod>tnsping xe
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.2.0 - Production on 03-FEB-2
012 12:14:19
Copyright (c) 1997, 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = CHI98WW2
Q1L.infores.com)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAM
E = XE)))
OK (20 msec)
C:\Users\dsmod>
SQL>
4. Some threads indicate it would seem that either there is another application using the 8080 port or some other issue around my local host configuration is wrong. When I execute "LSNRCTL status" i get the below message. You will see that there's no line with the 8080 port as other messages have mentioned.
C:\Users\dsmod>lsnrctl status
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.2.0 - Production on 03-FEB-2012 12:15
:15
Copyright (c) 1991, 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.2.0 - Produ
ction
Start Date 03-FEB-2012 11:29:37
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 45 min. 42 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Default Service XE
Listener Parameter File C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\network\a
dmin\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\diag\tnslsnr\CHI98WW2Q1L\listen
er\alert\log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC1ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=CHI98WW2Q1L.infores.com)(PORT=1521))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
C:\Users\dsmod>
PLEASE HELP!!!
Michael Dwyer....
Edited by: user1955767 on Feb 3, 2012 9:18 AM

Answer 1

Thanks for the Reply Udo -
[YOUR QUESTION]: Did you set ORACLE_SID in your environment? Otherwhise, you have to enter the TNS name for your database here, e.g.
Not sure...Bit of a noob here. I always type the TNS Name when I attempt connections; e.g. sqlplus system@XE;
How can I check this?
[YOUR NOTE]: The OS-based authentication to the instance of your current ORACLE_HOME may also work if your OS-user is in the right group. In that case, you could try to connect as sys.
I have not set up anything differently than "what comes out of the box", i.e. the defaults of what comes from the XE install. Regarding the OS Level on my machine, my userid is admin level of Windows 7 (if this is what you are referring to).
Definitely cannot connect to database XE via any avenues that I am used to:
sqlplus /nolog
connect
password: ***** does not work
sqlplus / as sysdba does not work
sqlplus system/admin@XE does not work
All efforts return the same message:
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified_
[Regarding HOSTNAME commentary]:
when I type "hostname" at cmd prompt, I get "CHI98WW2Q1L".
Notice that this is not a Full Qual Domain as my tnsping indicates. Per a thread that I had found in this forum, the poster mentions that I should remove the Domain from my listener.ora file located in C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\network\ADMIN
IOW:
entry was:
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = CHI98WW2Q1L*.infores.com*)(PORT = 1521))
and is now:
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = CHI98WW2Q1L)(PORT = 1521))
notice I have removed the infores.com part.
Reults of command Netstat -nao | find "8080" do not find anything.
If I run netstat -n alone, here are the results (even here you will not find 8080 port):
C:\Users\dsmod>netstat -n+
Active Connections+
Proto  Local Address          Foreign Address        State+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49157        127.0.0.1:49158        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49158        127.0.0.1:49157        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49159        127.0.0.1:49160        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49160        127.0.0.1:49159        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49162        127.0.0.1:49163        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49163        127.0.0.1:49162        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49164        127.0.0.1:49165        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49165        127.0.0.1:49164        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49171        127.0.0.1:49172        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49172        127.0.0.1:49171        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49173        127.0.0.1:49174        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49174        127.0.0.1:49173        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49569        127.0.0.1:49570        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    127.0.0.1:49570        127.0.0.1:49569        ESTABLISHED+
TCP    192.168.1.100:49183    74.125.91.125:5222     ESTABLISHED+
TCP    192.168.1.100:49194    170.118.1.104:443      ESTABLISHED+
TCP    192.168.1.100:49556    74.125.226.246:443     ESTABLISHED+
TCP    192.168.1.100:49590    173.223.154.174:443    ESTABLISHED+
TCP    192.168.1.100:49597    66.235.138.19:443      TIME_WAIT+
TCP    192.168.1.100:49598    66.235.138.19:443      TIME_WAIT+
C:\Users\dsmod>+
Firewall is turned off for Domain Networks, Home or Work (private) networks and Public Networks instances.
Your thoughts?
regards,
Mike