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Re: Domain for stand-alone pc?

From: Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:56:47 +0100
Message-ID: <dqjhgd$bnh$1@news3.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>


Wade wrote:
> Hi,
> Trying to install 10g on my laptop which is networked at home to learn about
> Oracle. I am trying Standard install. I installed loopback connector but
> when I get to step 20 of the procedure it asks for domain name. I am on a
> workgroup at home behind a firewall.
>
> I do not know what to put for domainname in "hostname.domainname" field.
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Wade
>
>

Make something up (how about laptop.athome.withme); do not use anything from the real world (.com, .org, etc). Change your hostname file (%WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) and add
[your local ip address] laptop.athome.withme

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel

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Received on Tue Jan 17 2006 - 13:56:47 CST

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