HELP: Is SQL*Net a required product for NT.

I've installed Oracle Server for NT, and the documentation leads me to believe that I don't have to install SQL*Net in order for clients running on the SAME machine as the server to connect to the database.

SQL Plus 3.2, the one that is provided in the NT installation, will connect to the database, but SQL Plus 3.1 (provided in the Windows portion) will not connect. Other applications that are "Windows/95" apps also refuse to connect.

Is there a special connect string for local connections? When I connect with the NT version of SQL Plus I don't specify a connect string.

Thanks,
Shane

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