Re: Tnsnames mystery

From: Rick Weiss <rweiss_at_safmt.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:08:38 -0600
Message-ID: <CANdpJD8w5yud+-0wQnSi9RJTHS+_wX9d3fEf=WADEBeV0G_ASQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Robert:
Since the client is windows, I have run into the same thing and found that doing FLUSH_DNS_CACHE to clear up the problem.

On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Storey, Robert (DCSO) < RStorey_at_dcso.nashville.org> wrote:

> Okay, I'm stumped. I wiped oracle off a client machine and reinstalled
> the 10g client. I copied over a fresh copy of a tnsnames.ora file that has
> all our client services with their new IP's.
> However, when I tnsping one of the services, I am getting IP address that
> were in the OLD tnsnames file. I did a file search on the machine and
> found no additional copies (other than the sample directory) of the
> tnsnames.ora file.
>
> Where would it be getting the OLD service information from? I searched
> the registry and did not find it. The Tnsping file shows that it is going
> to the correct sql home.
>
> Thanks
> Bob
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