title: Connect oracle 11g client from windows 7 to Windows server 2008
body: <p>Good afternoon dear all. I am Shaiju.I need your advice on installing Oracle 11g database client software in my windows 7 64 bit OS workstation. The following is my scenario.</p>
  
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  <li><p>I have installed Oracle Database 11g 64 bit on my server (Windows 2008 R2 Standard 64 bit). It works well.</p></li>
  <li><p>I have to access the database from my client machine (Windows 7 64bit). I have installed oracle database 32 bit client in the workstation. I chose Administrator mode method while installing the oracle client software.</p></li>
  <li><p>I copied tnsnames.ora, listener.ora from the server and pasted them in workstation under network\admin folder.</p></li>
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  <p>When I tried to connect the database through sqlplus, it could not connect the database. It says "Error: ORA-12541: TNS:no listener".</p>
  
  <p>If you have any idea what could be the problem, please advise me how to sort it out.</p>