Re: 16-bit SQL*Net V2.3.3

Matt,

We have the same problem, especially if you install the IP/IPX gateway for the client. What we have done is copied the WINSOCK that came with WIN95 (not Novell's version) into the \ORA95\BIN directory, and these problems disappeared.

HTH Karl M. Nordquist
Application Development Supervisor
Bright Wood Corporation
Madras, Oregon
karln_at_brightwood.com

Matty Berkers wrote:
>
> We use 16-bit VB3 applications to connect to 7.3.4 Databases. These
> applications use SQL*Net V2.3.3 16-bit software and the default ODBC drivers
> that comes with Oracle version 7.3.4.
>
> We have installed and implemented this software on numerous combinations of
> servers (several UNIX versions, Windows NT, VMS and Novell) and clients
> (Win3.11, Win95, Windows NT) for years now, without having any problems.
>
> As always, there is an exception! When installing the client software on a
> Windows95 Novell client PC with MS Winsock 2.0, the application keeps
> crashing. When deinstalling Winsock 2.0 and reinstalling Winsock 1.1 the
> problems seem to disappear. These problems are non-exsisting on the Windows
> Workstation NT 4.0 winsock 2.0 machines.
>
> We suspect the 16-bit Oracle client to be the cause of our problems,
> although we haven't been able to verify it! I checked the Oracle, Microsoft
> an Novell sites for information, haven't found anything remotely similar to
> this problem. Can anybody tell me if there are issues concerning the
> combination 16-bit SQL*Net V2.3.3 and Winsock 2.0 on Novell?
>
> t.i.a.
>
> Matt
Received on Mon Feb 07 2000 - 12:49:03 CST