John, you might try this to see if the database is accessible
telnet ipaddress 1521 if the port is accessible you should get something similar to Trying... Connected to ipaddress Escape character is '^]'. if you cannot access the port you should either get a connection refused error or it will just do nothing Jeff -----Original Message----- From: John Wadkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:41 AM To: Tomcat Users List (E-mail) Subject: NullPointerException: causes? Can anyone offer any suggestions about the cause of the attached NullPointerException trace? I've managed to setup and integrate Apache 1.3 and Tomcat 4.1 using mod_WebApp on Solaris 8 (JDK 1.3). I ran the attached servlet (which I didn't write) with the hope of testing that everything was working ok, especially the Oracle/JDBC bit. As far as I can tell, everything is configured properly... The general aim is for me to verify that everything works (using the attached servlet) before trying to deploy a second, more complex servlet that's currently running under JServ. Apologies if this is a frequent question but I've only been able to find vague references to it, and I'm only a novice Java programmer! Thanks, John Quote for the week: My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes. Ronald Reagan, Radio microphone test, 11 Aug. 1984 -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
