Thanks,downloaded the software and installation is done, I created a tns entry converted that lot into an entry that my new LDAP server can handle and then but for clients to make use of LDAP services i need to configure the sqlnet.ora and ldap.ora.

my /etc/hosts file is
127.0.0.1 localhost loopback
#10.0.4.24 panther panther.am.kwe.com panther.kwe.com
10.0.4.24 panther

my sqlnet.ora is:

NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH=(LDAP)
NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN=am.kwe.com

and ldap.ora is:

DIRECTORY_SERVERS=(panther:389:636)
DEFAULT_ADMIN_CONTEXT="dc=am,dc=kwe.com"
DIRECTORY_SERVER_TYPE=OID

and i have 9i client installed on my machine ,di i need to have 10g client to make use of ldap ?

C:\Documents and Settings\areeb>tnsping dbtest1

TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on 20-NOV-20
07 10:31:17

Copyright (c) 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

Used parameter files:
c:\oracle\ora92\network\admin\sqlnet.ora

TNS-03505: Failed to resolve name

Here is the tns entry used before:

DBTEST1.GITDAL.KWE.COM =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = panther.am.kwe.com)(PORT = 1533))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = dbtest1)
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
)
)


Please any suggestions?