Re: 10g server won't start on XP

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:24:08 +0200
Message-ID: <g55hi1p0a82snpihi8ddgtgm7u60aoeqs6@4ax.com>

On 14 Sep 2005 13:33:04 -0700, "Jeff C" <jeffCalico_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

>This may be promising. Yes, I am using DHCP. I notice a certain
>ip addr hard coded in tnsnames.ora (and listener.ora) blah.101 and
>today I note my ip addr seems to be blah.102. Maybe I was just
>luck in the past and always got assigned the same address? Anyway,
>I can edit those files and change the address, but I would sure
>hate to have to do that every day....

Oracle 10g won't allow you to install it on a DHCP computer. You need to install the local loopback adapter, and configure that to a dummy non-routable address.
I assume you were sleeping while installing?

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Wed Sep 14 2005 - 16:24:08 CDT