The global_names parameter is set to 'false' on all db's.

Check out my original posting real quick. I can select from dual and almost all other tables... i can't select on the 'delete_stuff' table (through the dblink) nor can I select from other new tables that I create directly on that db1.

I thought that it might be a permissions issue but I can access all tables through the dblink from db2. Is there any specifics about that particular table that would not allow me to select from db3?

I figured that maybe the roles where not usable through a dblink so I made sure that the 'BDOPSTAGE' user that I was linking to had all of the necessary privileges directly granted to itself.

I am truly confused by this.