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Database Connection Error Messages
3-13
Vendor Error Message Probable Causes Resolution
with Windows
authentication.
Oracle The Network Adapter
could not establish the
connection.
Either Server or
Portnumber is not
specified or has an
incorrect value.
Verify the server name
and port number for
your Oracle database.
Oracle TNS:listener does
not currently know of
SID given in connect
descriptor: Incorrect
database name or
incorrect URL.
The service name
for your database is
incorrect.
Verify the service
name for your Oracle
database.
See Also
database
More About
• “Configuring a Driver and Data Source”
• “Connecting to a Database Using the Native ODBC Interface”