SQL net easy configuration

Question

I can't connect Developer 2000 at a client site with the Database on th Server:
AFTER INSTALLING THE DEVELOPER 2000 R2.1 ON THE CLIENT MACHINE(WIN 98),
I NEED TO CONNECT HIM TO THE ORACLE DATABASE(ORACLE 8 ENTERPRISE EDITION)
ON THE SERVER(WINNT),
I DEFINED THE FOLLOWING SERVICE (DB ALIAS) ON THE ORACLE SERVER(TNSNAMES.ORA):
XXX.WORLD =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS =
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(HOST = 3.1.1.1)
(PORT = 1521)
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL)
WHAT I DID WAS THAT I WENT TO SQL NET EASY CONFIGURATION, AT CLIENT MACHINE
AND SELECT TO ADD DATABASE ALIAS,
THEN I ENTERED THE DB ALIAS NAME: KOKO (FOR EXAMPLE)
THEN I ENTERED THE TCP\IP ADDRESS OF THE SERVER: 3.1.1.1,
THEN I ENTERED THE DATA BASE INSTANCE : ORCL,
THEN I CONFIRMED THE OPERATION AND EXIT THE SQL NET EASY CONFIGURATION.
THEN I WENT TO THE TNSNAMES.ORA FILE, AND CHECK FOR THE DEFININTION, AND IT
WAS OK. AND AS FOLLOWS:
KOKO.WORLD =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = TCP.WORLD)
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(HOST = 3.1.1.1)
(PORT = 1521)
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = TCP.WORLD)
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(HOST = 3.1.1.1)
(PORT = 1526)
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL)
THEN I TRYED TO CONNECT TO THE DATABASE USING SQLPLUS8 FROM THE USER MACHINE,
BUT I GET THIS ERR MSG;
ERROR:
ORA-12154: TNS:COULD NOT RESOLVE SERVICE NAME
I TRYED TO GO TO ORACLE REGISTRY FILE AND ADD A STRING LOCAL: XXX
THIS XXX IS THE NAME OF THE DATABASE ALIAS ON THE SERVER.
AFTER THAT I TRYED TO CONNECT TO THE DATABSE, AND I GOT THE SAME ERR MSG:
ERROR MSG:
ERROR:
ORA-12154: TNS:COULD NOT RESOLVE SERVICE NAME
IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA, I WILL APPRECIATE SHARING IT.
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Answer 1

hi,
If you are installing D2K on '98 please insure the following:
1. does the cient machine have orawin95/98 folder?
2. In orawin95/net80/admin you said you have TNSNAMES.ORA but do you also have SQLNET.ORA with a proper configuration pointing to TNSNAMES.ORA?
Tushar