Re: NT/Oracle Setup - Named Pipes or TCP/IP?

smbeasle_at_cris.com (Steve Beasley) wrote:

>What is the best way to test connectivity to a server set up this way?
>I have a Win95 workstation I want to be able to access the NT/Named
>Pipes database via ODBC. What does the workstation need to have in
>place to get to the database?
>Steve Beasley, Consultant/Developer
>BEASinc.
>smbeasle_at_cris.com

You need SQL*Net for Win95 with the Named Pipes adapter and a Win95 ODBC driver. What I usually do is also install SQL*Plus on the client and see if I can connect with that. If I can, then I know SQL*Net is working and move on to ODBC.

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Mark Wagoner
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