Re: Oracle 8 and sqlnet v1 compatibility

From: Rich Woods <rawoods_at_concentric.net>
Date: 29 Dec 1998 18:36:08 PST
Message-ID: <3689937E.C7C437A4@concentric.net>

No, you can't directly connect to Oracle8 via SQL*Net V1 as the V1 code was long ago removed from the kernel. You can, however, use Oracle7 7.1 as an intermediary as it supports both SQL*Net V1 and V2.

Ezio Paglia wrote:

> Dear dba's,
>
> we have just finished installing Oracle 8 on Unixware. We are
> preparing the transiction from an oracle 7 with sqlnet v1 and v2
> toward this oracle 8. Sqlnet V1 was necessary because of an old
> application running on an Oracle 6 for DOS that cannot be converted.
>
> Is there compatibility between Oracle 8 as a server and its network
> drivers vs. clients using sqlnet version 1 ?
>
> Thank you and please excuse my ignorance
> Ezio for Grosseto Municipality.
Received on Tue Dec 29 1998 - 20:36:08 CST