Re: HOST file setup

From: Ana C. Dent <anacedent_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 17:26:10 -0700
Message-ID: <zA9Fa.71498$MJ5.13637@fed1read03>

Peter wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Jun 2003 09:09:37 GMT, Peter <peter_at_nomorenewsspammin.ca>
> wrote:
>
>
> Do you need to configure the HOST file on both the client and the
> server for Host naming? I thought configuring only on the client is
> enough.
>
> Thanks

It depends.

If you NEVER want to use DB_LINKS from within an Oracle server DB, then you don't need a HOST file on the server.

If you connect from a client PC to the DB server using the IP# of the DB server, you don't need one on the client either. Received on Mon Jun 09 2003 - 19:26:10 CDT