Question : LISTENER PROBLEM

I have a strange issue. I am running Oracle 9.2.0.1.0 on my Laptop(XP Pro). Whenever I startup the Listener, I can tnsping my database successfully. The next time I try to do a tnsping, the listener hangs. I have to then go to the NT services from the control panel > admin tools and restart the listener. Again it will only tnsping the first time and so the loop goes...

Similarly, when I start up the listener the first time, I can log on to the database via TOAD the first time. Any subsequent attempt to load TOAD just hangs...

It is painstaking to keep stopping and starting the listener each time. Please HELP!!!

Answer : LISTENER PROBLEM

BEQ is the bequeath protocol.  You need to fully qualify the TNS entry.  Here is an example, but it is on UNIX.  You will have have to substitute in the correct paths and SID.

PKTP_BEQ =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = BEQ)(PROGRAM = /oradata/u66/product/9.2.0/bin/oracle)
(argv0 = oraclePKTP)(args = '(DESCRIPTION = (LOCAL=YES)(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=BEQ)))
')(envs = 'ORACLE_HOME=/oradata/u66/product/9.2.0,ORACLE_SID=PKTP'))
  )