Re: SQL*NET V1 vs V2

In article <1993Mar24.033817.23036_at_csis.dit.csiro.au>, oracle_at_hamal.csis.dit.csiro.au (ORACLE database) writes:
|> I've just installed ORACLE7 on a Sparc 10, SunOS 4.1.3
|> with the ditributed option.
|>
|> What is the difference between SQL*NET V1 and SQL*NET V2?
|>
|> V1 looks familiar to the ORACLE6 SQL*NET we had, using TCP/IP
|> communication. I installed V1 but I'm curious about V2.
|> The documentation didn't help much either, I didn't get
|> a SQL*NET V1 or V2 manual with the set I got. Should I get
|> one or the other or both?
|>
|> Are there any implications to distributed database access as
|> to which SQL*NET should be used.
|>
The main reasons for using Net2 are:

        1 Multi-treaded servers. You cannot talk to a MTS using Net1.

        2 Automatic protocol conversion over a heterogeneous network.

        3 Character set conversion between client and server.

Be warned though. Net2 is still beta, and our experiences show that there a still a number of FEATURES. I am running 7.0.12 under SunOS 4.1.3 and I cannot get Net2 to work with the dedicated server. Our HP900 also had a problem, solved by setting one of the listener parameters to a non-zero value. Our Oracle support has also stated that Net2 may never be production with V6. Try your Oracle Support centre for the manuals.   

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Received on Fri Mar 26 1993 - 15:14:58 CET