ORA Database Error Messages ORA-09749: pws_look_up: port lookup failure July 24, 2015 mpbod ORA-09749: pws_look_up: port lookup failure Cause: The pws_look_up could not find a port to (Oracle helper). Action: Make sure the (Oracle helper) server has been started correctly by pws_look_up, and that the network name server is still running. Back to previous menu https://support.oracle.com/ http://www.oracle.com/ Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)