ORA-01041:Internal Error-Hostdef extension does not exist

I tried to use SQL explorer to connect to oracle
8i.  Sql explorer and Oracle 8i are installed on
the same machine.  I always get this error.  If i
use sql explorer from a different machine, i am
able to connect to the database.
Thank you
Prasanna

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