Windows 7 PC running 64 bit Oracle 11gR2 db - access via 32 bit client fails

B_P_100

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I have a problem and I don't think it is specific to your product - I have probably set up my environment improperly. However you get many questions on this topic so you may be able to help me.

I have a new Windows 7 laptop and I'm running a 64 bit 11gR2 database on it.

The database and the tns listener appear to be up and running. I can access them from tools like SQL Developer which do not use SQL Net. I can also access it via sqlplus in the bin directory of the 64 bit Oracle home.

However I can not access this database from the sqlplus in the bin directory of the 32 bit Oracle home. Of course I can't access it from PLSQL Developer either. tnsping fails as well.

The message I get is

TNS-12541: TNS:no listener

Hopefully this is just incorrectly configured tnsnames.ora and/or sqlnet.ora.

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Can you give advice on what things need to go into the \network\admin folder (tnsnames.ora, sqlnet.ora) to make this sort of configuration work?

Basically I want to be able to use PLSQL Developer on my laptop to access my 64 bit 11gR2 instance on the same laptop.

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Ps. Have you ever considered modifying the product so that it doesn't depend on SQLNET? Many other products use the alternative access method and it is easier to configure.

 
Please discard this.

I just had my tnsnames.ora set up incorrectly. The service_name was incorrect (didn't have the blah.blah.com suffix).

Thanks
 
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