TNS errors using Oracle instant client I'm struggling to get my Oracle application working. I'm using the Oracle 11.2.0.4.0 instant client with a C++ application that is compiled using Visual Studio 2010. The machine is running Windows Server 2012 R2. The database is running on another machine.

The application is as basic as possible where I set up the environment and try to get the connection.

When trying to run it I'm faced with two different TNS errors:

ORA-12543: TNS:destination host unreachable (when using EZConnect string)


and

ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified (when using the TNS name)


I'm running the application from the instant client directory, with ORACLE_HOME set as the same directory. I also export the directory of the oraocci11 dll files in the PATH variable.

What is strange is that sqlplus can connect without problems using both EZconnect and the TNS name (I have a tnsnames.ora in /network/admin). 

What am I doing wrong?

Edit:
Here is tnsnames.ora:

G2CLIENT =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.0.1.77)(PORT = 1521))
    )
  (CONNECT_DATA =
    (SERVICE_NAME = web)
  )
)

ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1521))
    )
  (CONNECT_DATA =
    (SID = CLRExtProc)
      (PRESENTATION = RO)
    )
  )

WEB =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.0.1.77)(PORT = 1521))
  )
  (CONNECT_DATA =
    (SERVICE_NAME = web)
  )
)


and sqlnet.ora:

NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT, HOSTNAME)
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS)


The call that triggers the error is createConnection on a StatelessConnectionPool object which I have tried calling with different variations:

createStatelessConnectionPool("username","pwd","WEB")
createStatelessConnectionPool("username","pwd","10.0.1.77/WEB")
createStatelessConnectionPool("","","username/pwd@//10.0.1.77/WEB")


All of these seem to throw ORA-12154.

And as I mentioned above, sqlplus works fine.
suppose Orcl service already created  but you can't communicate with them then do follow :
 you need to run your database service like "oracleServiceorcl" as a Administrator so that client server can communicate.

If any doubt then plz put error like ora- Any Digiy