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Re: SQL DevErr:The Network Adapter could not establish the connection VenCode20 Posted: Dec 7, 2011 3:23 AM in response to: MehulDoshi Reply
This worked for me:
Open the "New/Select Database Connection" dialogue and try changing the connection type setting from "Basic" to "TNS" and then selecting the network alias (for me: "ORCL").