ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error when trying to connect

hopefully somebody can help me out... the problem i'm having is connecting to the scott/tiger database. i keep getting :
"ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error" when trying to connect to it. it worked previously, but i unistalled oracle 8i personal and reinstalled it. now it doesn't let me connect. what's going on?
thanx,
uriah

You can run the net8 assistant to set up your tnsnames.ora file.
start/programs/oracle/network administration/net8 assistant
When you are done it should look something like this:
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
     (PROTOCOL = TCP)
     (Host = )
     (Port = 1521)
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL))
Bev

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How to solve the ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error

    Hello All,
          when i am am trying to connecting the database i am getting the error ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>set oracle_sid=QUANTUM
C:\Windows\system32>sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.3.0 Production on Mon Jul 15 12:54:50 2013
Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
Enter user-name:
My TNS File is below : -
# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: C:\app\Onkar\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
QVS =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = qvs)
LISTENER_QVS =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521))
ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SID = CLRExtProc)
      (PRESENTATION = RO)
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = orcl)
Oradb11g_home1=
(DESCRIPTION=
    (ADDRESS_LIST=
      (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=115.111.50.61)(PORT=1522))
    (CONNECT_DATA=
      (SERVER=DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME=test)
Listener :-
# listener.ora Network Configuration File: C:\app\Onkar\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = CLRExtProc)
      (ORACLE_HOME = C:\app\Onkar\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1)
      (PROGRAM = extproc)
      (ENVS = "EXTPROC_DLLS=ONLY:C:\app\Onkar\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\bin\oraclr11.dll")
(SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = QUANTUM)
      (ORACLE_HOME = C:\app\Onkar\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1)
      (ENVS = "EXTPROC_DLLS=ONLY:C:\app\Onkar\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\bin\oraclr11.dll")
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
    (DESCRIPTION =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1521))
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521))
ADR_BASE_LISTENER = C:\app\onkar
sqlnet .ora :-
# sqlnet.ora Network Configuration File: C:\app\Onkar\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
# This file is actually generated by netca. But if customers choose to
# install "Software Only", this file wont exist and without the native
# authentication, they will not be able to connect to the database on NT.
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)
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Thanks in advance:-
shekhar

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>set oracle_sid=QUANTUM
C:\Windows\system32>sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.3.0 Production on Mon Jul 15 12:54:50 2013
Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
This is a local connection (called an internal connect in the old days). The connection does not go via the Listener. It is a local IPC connection. And as you can see, you do not supply a database schema and password as credentials - the o/s user and environment need to provide the credentials.
So I would not expect a TNS protocol adapter error, as this usually indicates a network driver related problem.
For a local IPC connection to work, TWO_TASK must not be set, and ORACLE_SID and ORACLE_HOME must be set (and valid). The local client driver needs to launch an Oracle server process (dedicated server process to service the client driver). It finds that executable in ORACLE_HOME/bin. Next it needs that server process to "attach" itself to the database's brains (the SGA). This shared memory area is identified via the ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID variables.
There also is a requirement that the dedicated server process created, has the o/s permissions to attach to the SGA - which means it needs to be run as the same o/s user as the owner of the shared memory (in other words, the client should be running in the same o/s user as the database processes).
Thus the need to have these variables set. And no need for using a Listener - it is not a factor.

ORA-12560 TNS:Protocol Adapter Error and ORA-12557 Error

Hello ,
I have installed Oracle 11.2.0 64 bit database on my Windows 7 ( Home Premium) PC which is also 64 bit. I installed it because I am trying to setup Informatica. Later, I learnt that informatica is 32 bit and can not communicate to Oracle 11.2.0 64 bit database. So after digging through solutions, someone mentioned that I need to install Oracle 11g client 32bit.
I have installed 11g client software successfully now. Here is problem though :
When I launch SQL-Plus from 11g database , it works fine. However I launch SQL-Plus from 32bit client it gives me error as :
Ora-12560 :TNS: Protocol Adapter Error.
So I have been trying to resolve this error. I saw that this question has been posted many many times and have tried many thing as listed below :
1. copy tnsnames.ora from database ( dbhome_1) to client installation ( client_1 ) under ..\network\admin\ --- Didn't work.
2. Set $ORACLE_HOME and $ORACLE_SID environment variable.
Here is interesting fact - If I set $ORACLE_HOME to database path and not client path error changes to :
ORA-12557 TNS: Protocol adapter not loadable.
If I keep $ORACLE_HOME as client path then I get same error as earlier ORA-12560.
3. I have also tried changing $PATH variable. I did set to path containing only database installation, only client installation, both database and client installation with database installation appearing first
But all of these haven't worked.
Can anyone please suggest what I am missing and any further things I could try ?
Thank you in advance !

982090 wrote:
Hello ,
I have installed Oracle 11.2.0 64 bit database on my Windows 7 ( Home Premium) No oracle product is certified to run on any 'home' edition of any version of Windows.
PC which is also 64 bit. I installed it because I am trying to setup Informatica. Later, I learnt that informatica is 32 bit and can not communicate to Oracle 11.2.0 64 bit database.If the connection is via TNS, the bit architecture shouldn't matter.
So after digging through solutions, someone mentioned that I need to install Oracle 11g client 32bit.
I have installed 11g client software successfully now. Here is problem though :
When I launch SQL-Plus from 11g database , it works fine. However I launch SQL-Plus from 32bit client it gives me error as :
Ora-12560 :TNS: Protocol Adapter Error.
So I have been trying to resolve this error. I saw that this question has been posted many many times and have tried many thing as listed below :
1. copy tnsnames.ora from database ( dbhome_1) to client installation ( client_1 ) under ..\network\admin\ --- Didn't work.
2. Set $ORACLE_HOME and $ORACLE_SID environment variable.
Here is interesting fact - If I set $ORACLE_HOME to database path and not client path error changes to :
ORA-12557 TNS: Protocol adapter not loadable.
If I keep $ORACLE_HOME as client path then I get same error as earlier ORA-12560.
3. I have also tried changing $PATH variable. I did set to path containing only database installation, only client installation, both database and client installation with database installation appearing first
But all of these haven't worked.
Can anyone please suggest what I am missing and any further things I could try ?
Thank you in advance !unfortunately, we need to know exactly how you tried to connect with sqlplus when it "worked" and when it "didn't work". The key to the reported error messages is highly dependent on the environment settings AND the specification of the connect string. A copy and paste of the entire command line session would be most helpful.
But again, running on any 'home' edition of windows is not supported.

ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error when trying to connect

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