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Re: Designer/2000 needs SQL*Net not Net8 ??

From: Sybrand Bakker <postmaster_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:02:00 +0100
Message-ID: <943434194.10973.0.pluto.d4ee154e@news.demon.nl>


Net8 and sqlnet can coexist, no problem. Usually the correct sqlnet software is included in the Designer/2000 distribution.
You are running NT4 sp4, there are known issues (not with every installation!) for this combination.
You should upgrade to sp5.

Hth,

--
Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
Mark Brayshaw <markb_at_global.net.au> wrote in message news:943425242.621678_at_pluto.global.net.au...
> Greetings Gentlebeings,
> I have an interesting problem trying to
> configure Designer 2000 2.1.1 on an NT4.0 (SP4) client.
>
> I have Oracle 8.0.4 running on a Sun Solaris machine and 8.1.5 running on
an
> NT 4 server. I have the client software
> for 8.0.4 on my client and can use SQL Plus (3.3 and 8.0) to connect to
> either server. I am also able to use OEM
> to administer either database from my client.
> I have been asked to install Designer 2000 2.1.1 to install on a client,
> which I've done, and have performed all the
> preconfiguration steps on the 8.1.5 database and am at the point of
running
> the Repository Administration Utility
> from the client to set up the repository.
> Unfortunately, it seems that Designer 2000 uses SQL*Net not Net8 to
> communicate and I do not have I cannot configure
> SQL*Net because I get an error message indicating that there are no
protocol
> adapters installled. I know that the TCP/IP
> adapter IS installed because I use it for SQLPlus and OEM, so it seems
that
> SQL*Net is not recognising the protocol
> adapters that work with Net8.
>
> Should I forget about Designer 2000 2.1.1, as it seems thath it may be too
> back level for my environment? If so,
> which version should I go for? Is it possible to have both SQL*Net and
Net8
> resident on my client? If so, where
> can I get a copy of the older SQL*Net and tha adapters?
>
> Any advice would be gratefully accepted
>
> Regards
> Mark Brayshaw
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Received on Wed Nov 24 1999 - 03:02:00 CST

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