Net8 Connection Error

Question

I am using the Migration Assistant for MS Access (version 8.1.5)
to migrate a database from Access 97 to Oracle 8i. At the
Provide Oracle Connection Information Page of the Assistant, I
get a Specifying Net8 Connection Error.
So my question is what should I be putting in the Net8
Connection box to make this work?
Thanks for your help.
Cynthia Savage
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Answer 1

Cynthia,
Here is an email giving example configuration files with
some description of them (names changed from customer names):
Mr. Blue
Here are example configuration files for
Database SID V716 (alias name V716)
Machine ierm5
.ie ie is the domain name
protocol sqlnet v2 tcp protocol adapter
ORACLE_HOME /home3/ora716
listener tcp port number 2022
(community name tcp_com)
[I created these files with the 716 version of netman, oracle has
newer tools
available]
files:
./tcp_com_ie [this directory is for the clients]
./tcp_com_ie/tnsnames.ora
./tcp_com_ie/sqlnet.ora
./ierm5_ie [this directory is for the server]
./ierm5_ie/listener.ora
./ierm5_ie/tnsnames.ora
./ierm5_ie/sqlnet.ora
Because of the different SID ,alias , machine name and oracle
home these files
will not work on your machine, on this machine;
I copy the client files to another machine, and set the TNS_ADMIN
environment
variable on both machines,
make sure oracle, lsnrctl , tnslsnr and the client side
executeable
(eg sqlplus) are linked with sqlnet v2 tcp protocol adapter.
<startup server database>
start up server listener
lsnrctl start
when this is up and listening
sqlplus scott/tiger@V716 on the client machine should connect.
If you have any questions please contact me,
Mr. Black
P.S. The netman generated *.ora files follow
tcp_com_ie (this is for clients)
tcp_com_ie/tnsnames.ora :::::::::::::::::::::::
# Filename......: tnsnames.ora
# Name..........: LOCAL_REGION.world
# Date..........: 26-JUN-95 08:52:57
V716.ie =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = tcp_com.ie)
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(Host = ierm5.ie)
(Port = 2022)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = V716)
(GLOBAL_NAME = V716.ie)
tcp_com_ie/sqlnet.ora :::::::::::::::::::::::::
# Filename......: sqlnet.ora
# Name..........: tcp_com.ie
# Date..........: 26-JUN-95 08:52:57
AUTOMATIC_IPC = ON
TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT = OFF
SQLNET.EXPIRE_TIME = 0
NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = ie
NAME.DEFAULT_ZONE = ie
SQLNET.CRYPTO_SEED = "77703457783395"
ierm5_ie (this is for server)
ierm5_ie/listener.ora :::::::::::::::::::::::::
# Filename......: listener.ora
# Name..........: ierm5.ie
# Date..........: 26-JUN-95 08:52:57
LISTENER =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL=IPC)
(KEY= V716.ie)
(ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL=IPC)
(KEY= V716)
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = tcp_com.ie)
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(Host = ierm5.ie)
(Port = 2022)
STARTUP_WAIT_TIME_LISTENER = 0
CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER = 10
TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER = OFF
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = V716)
(ORACLE_HOME = /home3/ora716)
ierm5_ie/tnsnames.ora :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
# Filename......: tnsnames.ora
# Name..........: LOCAL_REGION.world
# Date..........: 26-JUN-95 08:52:57
V716.ie =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = tcp_com.ie)
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(Host = ierm5.ie)
(Port = 2022)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = V716)
(GLOBAL_NAME = V716.ie)
ierm5_ie/sqlnet.ora :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
# Filename......: sqlnet.ora
# Name..........: ierm5.ie
# Date..........: 26-JUN-95 08:52:57
AUTOMATIC_IPC = ON
TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT = OFF
SQLNET.EXPIRE_TIME = 0
NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = ie
NAME.DEFAULT_ZONE = ie
SQLNET.CRYPTO_SEED = "77703457783395"
Forwarded message:
From Mr. Black Fri Jun 23 15:35:50 1995
Subject: sqlnetv2 configuration
To: Mr. Blue
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 95 15:35:50 BST
Cc: Mr. X
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]
Mr. Blue,
It is hard for me to make any inroads on the problem with the
information
in the mail, but the problem is likely to be a configuration
one.
There are also configuration utilities but they may not do quite
what you want.
Short list of things that could be wrong:
Host names incorrect
Listener port numbers confused
database names incorrect.
Database not up
Listener not up
sqlnet tcp v2 not installed
executables (eg oracle sqlplus lsnrctl tnslsnr)
not relinked with sqlnetv2 and sqlnet tcp v2
(use adapters command ie adapters <executable name>)
domain name in sqlnet.ora confused with internet domain name
different tnsnames.ora and sqlnet.ora being used due
to different ORACLE_HOME ...
note SID and SERVICE_NAME seem to be the same thing.
Regards,
Mr. Black
In your case what I can suggest is:
(SERVICE_NAME = trial.ftidc2.dc.ftinet.com)use
(SERVICE_NAME = trial)
TRIAL.DC.FTI-NET.COM =
(DESCRIPTION =use this only if DC.FTI-NET.COM is referenced in your sqlnet.ora
file otherwise use what is used there:
NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = USE_THIS
NAME.DEFAULT_ZONE = USE_THIS
then use
TRIAL.USE_THIS =
(DESCRIPTION =
your connection should be
sqlplus username/password@TRIAL
or TRIAL in the connection box
[you will probably get better error feedback from sqlplus]
Hope that helps,
Turloch,
Oracle Migration Team
Cynthia Savage (guest) wrote:
: Dear OMWT:
: Thanks for the prompt response I tried your suggestion and I
: still get the same error. So here is a copy of my tnsnames
: file. Hopefully, you will be able to figure out where I am
: still going wrong.
: TRIAL.DC.FTI-NET.COM =
: (DESCRIPTION =
: (ADDRESS_LIST =
: (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST =
fti-dc2.dc.fti-net.com)
: (PORT = 1521))
: (CONNECT_DATA =
: (SERVICE_NAME = trial.ftidc2.dc.ftinet.com)
: Cynthia Savage
: Oracle Migration Workbench Team wrote:
: : In your ORACLE_HOME\Network\Admin directory you should have a
: : tnsnames.ora file which contains Net8 connect entries for the
: : Oracle Instances you may have either on your local machine or
: on
: : another machine on the network
: : For example, in my tnsnames.ora file I have a Net8 connect
: string
: : as follows:
: : IEDMD631.IE.ORACLE.COM =
: : (DESCRIPTION =
: : (ADDRESS_LIST =
: : (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = iedmd631)(PORT =
: 1521))
: : (CONNECT_DATA =
: : (SERVICE_NAME = iedmd631)
: : Within the access wizard I type in IEDMD631 for the Net8
: Connect
: : string.
: : In this example, IEDMD631 is my machine name.
: : Regards,
: : Marie
: : ===
: : Cynthia Savage (guest) wrote:
: : : I am using the Migration Assistant for MS Access (version
: : 8.1.5)
: : : to migrate a database from Access 97 to Oracle 8i. At the
: : : Provide Oracle Connection Information Page of the
Assistant,
: I
: : : get a Specifying Net8 Connection Error.
: : : So my question is what should I be putting in the Net8
: : : Connection box to make this work?
: : : Thanks for your help.
: : : Cynthia Savage
: : Oracle Technology Network
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