Why not log on to Linux server, set your environment, and start?

>>From windows SQL*Plus screen (not cmd) trying to connect to an 10 G instance on a linux box
>
> entered "shutdown abort" and the db shut down as expected
> entered "startup" and got a TNS error (sorry did not record which one)
> entered "connect /[Email Address Removed] as sysdba" and got a TNS error (sorry did not record which one)
> exited sql*plus gui and opened a cmd window on windows box
> entered "sqlplus /[Email Address Removed] as sysdba" and got a TNS error (sorry did not record which one)
>
> basically I cannot get reconnected to an idle instance as I was initially prior to the shutdown
> abort -- your help is appreciated.
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