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Error :"Network could not establish the connection" While Creating Connections to Database with SQL Developer (Doc ID 730807.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 17, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle SQL Developer - Version 1.2.1 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Fresh install of SQL Developer in Windows environment.
While connecting to database, it throws error as mentioned below.

Error : Status Failure: Test failed IO exception. the Network could not establish the connection.

Cause

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