Oracle JDBC Connection refused (only from jdbc code) - oracle

Question

I'm getting Connection refused when I try to connect to a remote Oracle database.
I can successfully telnet to the same IP address and port and I can even connect via SQL Developer or IntelliJ Idea's Database tab using the same credentials, but when I try it from my code I get the exception.
Note:
I'm Using Ubuntu, IntelliJ IDEA, Tomcat 7, Oracle JDBC Driver v7.0.
The following standalone code throws the same exception:
public static void main(String[] argv) {
System.out.println("-------- Oracle JDBC Connection Testing ------");
try {
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
System.out.println("Where is your Oracle JDBC Driver?");
e.printStackTrace();
return;
}
System.out.println("Oracle JDBC Driver Registered!");
Connection connection = null;
try {
connection = DriverManager.getConnection(
"jdbc:oracle:thin:10.1.1.27:1521:xe", "user", "password");
} catch (SQLException e) {
System.out.println("Connection Failed! Check output console");
e.printStackTrace();
return;
}
if (connection != null) {
System.out.println("You made it, take control your database now!");
} else {
System.out.println("Failed to make connection!");
}
}
Output:
Oracle JDBC Driver Registered!
java.sql.SQLRecoverableException: IO Error: The Network Adapter could not establish the connection
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.logon(T4CConnection.java:673)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.PhysicalConnection.<init>(PhysicalConnection.java:715)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.<init>(T4CConnection.java:385)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CDriverExtension.getConnection(T4CDriverExtension.java:30)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.connect(OracleDriver.java:564)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:571)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:215)
at com.greenmile.web.DBConnectionTest.main(DBConnectionTest.java:34)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at com.intellij.rt.execution.application.AppMain.main(AppMain.java:134)
Caused by: oracle.net.ns.NetException: The Network Adapter could not establish the connection
at oracle.net.nt.ConnStrategy.execute(ConnStrategy.java:445)
at oracle.net.resolver.AddrResolution.resolveAndExecute(AddrResolution.java:464)
at oracle.net.ns.NSProtocol.establishConnection(NSProtocol.java:594)
at oracle.net.ns.NSProtocol.connect(NSProtocol.java:229)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.connect(T4CConnection.java:1360)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.logon(T4CConnection.java:486)
... 12 more
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:339)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:200)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:182)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:392)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:579)
at oracle.net.nt.TcpNTAdapter.connect(TcpNTAdapter.java:162)
at oracle.net.nt.ConnOption.connect(ConnOption.java:133)
at oracle.net.nt.ConnStrategy.execute(ConnStrategy.java:411)
... 17 more
Connection Failed! Check output console

Answer 1

Replace you jdbc connect string "jdbc:oracle:thin:10.1.1.27:1521:xe" with "jdbc:oracle:thin:#10.1.1.27:1521/xe"
explanation here