May 29, 2009

TNS Basics

If you are getting TNS-03505 when using tnsping or sqlplus then check the following -

sqlnet.ora - NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = world

then ensure your entry in the tnsnames.ora file has either a .world fixed to the ens of the database alias or there is an extention.

i.e. -

RISST01P.WORLD = ...