Ron,
The easiest way to do that is use the Oracle Net8 Configuration Assistant.
It's under Programs/Oracle - OraHomeYour8iHome/Network Administration and
a snap to use.
Jack
Jack C. Applewhite
Database Administrator/Developer
OCP Oracle8 DBA
iNetProfit, Inc.
If your listener.ora file is OK and you've just lost the service then go to
the C: prompt and type LSNRCTL START. This will fail,but it will have
created the service. You can then go start the service and set it up for
autostart from the SERVICES panel on the CONTROL PANEL.
Silly, but it's