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akhaliq7
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2 years ago
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Getting Error when Connecting to Oracle DB after PBI September 2023 Update

I have been connecting to Oracle DB successfully using the older Oracle client but after the September 2023 update for Power BI desktop the older client would not work, instead a message is shown to ...
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  • AnalyticPulse's avatar
    AnalyticPulse
    2 years ago

    The error message "ORA-12637: Packet receive failed" suggests a network-related problem.

    try after disabling the firewall/ antivirus , maybe it is preventing the communication.

    also check the configuration of the oracle client. maybe you need an updated oracle client.

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AnalyticPulse
Solution Sage
2 years ago

The error message "ORA-12637: Packet receive failed" suggests a network-related problem.

try after disabling the firewall/ antivirus , maybe it is preventing the communication.

also check the configuration of the oracle client. maybe you need an updated oracle client.

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akhaliq7
Post Prodigy
2 years ago

The Oracle client is up to date as I installed it just yesterday, but will try to reinstall it, Shouldn't be an issue with the antivirus or firewall as the older Oracle client worked as well as using Oracle SQL Developer on a daily basis,

  • AnalyticPulse's avatar
    AnalyticPulse
    Solution Sage
    2 years ago

    ok. i'd be glad to know how you solve this. 

    • akhaliq7's avatar
      akhaliq7
      Post Prodigy
      2 years ago

      Have submitted a ticket request for this issue, will update the solution thanks.

      • akhaliq7's avatar
        akhaliq7
        Post Prodigy
        2 years ago

        Have had to reinstall the older versions of both oracle client and Power BI.