Re: SQL Net Problem

Running windows 2000 your only options are Oracle 8i (and maybe 8.0.6) There should be full client installs of these products available at technet. The 8i install is a large & v.slow download. It is also likely that the reason there is little or no mention of SQL*Net in relation to windows 2000 is because the network layer is now known as Net8. Anyways download the 8i client 8.1.7 is the latest and install. There will be a tool called Net8 Configuration assistant in the Oracle prgram group under network administration that you should run and enter the sqlnet connection info you have been sent.

If the app is an ODBC App it might also be worth downloading the 8.1.7.3 ODBC driver set for the 8.1.7 client as well.

I'd also contact the vendor to make sure that connection via an 8i client is supported for their application, it sounds like the installation instructions were written for 7.3 on Windows NT.

HTH

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"Andy Oakey" <andrew.oakey_at_lineone.net> wrote in message
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> I'm running Windows 2000. Doing a search of the Oracle Site is difficult

 at


> best, there are virtually no references to SQL Net anywhere on the site. I

> found the download I got under Oracle ODBC Driver for Oracle 7. The

 download


> page doesn't refer to a client toolset in anyway, and doing a site search

> reveals practically nothing.

>

> Many Thanks

>

> Andy Oakey

> Symbient Ltd

> andy.oakey_at_symbient.co.uk

>

> TurkBear <noone_at_nowhere.com> wrote in message

> news:f92jmt8snonmdjs2j5e7v4d26fbcev3evn_at_4ax.com...

> >

> > You need to install the full set of Oracle Client software( not just

 drivers- how did you do that anyway>?)..


> > if you do not have the CD  you can D/L from technet.oracle.com (

 registration is free) - it is part of most


> > Oracle Database software sets...

> > Since you fail to mention what OS you are running I cannot be more

 specific..


> >

> > andrew.oakey_at_lineone.net (Andy Oakey) wrote:

> >

> > >I'm attempting to connect to a remote Oracle database across the

> > >internet from my machine. I have been sent the SQL Net connection

> > >string plus username and password. I have installed the Oracle &, SQL

> > >Net drivers, but the installation kit seems to be incomplete.

> > >

> > >The driver installs fine, but the instructions given refer to files,

> > >tools and whole paths that don't exist. It says I need to run the Easy

> > >Config Tool (not present) to create an entry in C:\orant\network\admin

> > >(a path which doesn't exist beyond C:\orant) and to test the

> > >connection using an application which is located in C:\orant\BIN (the

> > >application file isn't present).

> > >

> > >Does anybody know where I can get a full install of SQL Net (The

> > >Oracle site is extremely unhelpful on the subject) or of another way

> > >of connecting to the remote database.

> > >

> > >Thanks

> > >

> > >Andy Oakey

> > >Symbient Ltd

> > >andy.oakey_at_symbient.co.uk

> >

> >

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