Re: SQLNET TCP/IP install on Win95

Rich Moldovan wrote:
>
> I am installing SQLNET TCP/IP 1.1.9.0 and TCP/IP Adaptor 2.1.4 on
> a Win95 box. Currently the 95 system is using the built in MS TCP/IP
> stack for all networking functions. My version of Oracle does not
> show a selection for this TCP/IP stack in the install. I have found
> the NT stack to work but it is painfully slow when making the
> initial connection. My questions is:
> Does anyone know if Oracle has a specific driver for SQLNET and
> the Win95 TCP/IP stack, and if so where I could obtain it.
>
> Thanks in advance.

The painfully slow connection times are the result of a bug with SQL*Net 2.1 for Windows and the Microsoft TCP/IP stack. We experienced the same problem with slow connect times on WFW 3.11 and Win95 machines running the 16-bit SQL*Net 2.1 with Microsoft's TCP/IP.

You can eitherchange your TNSNAMES file to use the IP address instead of the machine name in the service descriptor, or upgrade to SQL*Net 2.2 (16-bit or 32-bit). The SQL*Net 2.2 code does not have performance problems even when using the host name.

Regards,
Brian

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