Re: oracle client configuration

From: Brian Peasland <peasland_at_email.msn.com>
Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 22:08:41 -0500
Message-ID: <urtQyezo#GA.138@cpmsnbbsa03>

mdneal_at_my-dejanews.com wrote in message <7i1ias$9f9$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>At the very least you will need SQL*Net8 to talk to the Oracle server
>from the client side. If you want the ability to query the database on
>the server go ahead and install the full client. It will install
>SQL*Plus in addition to some other components. Once installed you can
>configure the client machine by either running NetAssistant and setting
>up a new connection service or by manually editing the
>$ORACLE_HOME/Net80/admin/tnsnames.ora file to create a new connection
>paragraph for the server you want to connect to.

You could also install SQL*Net and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM). From there, you can manage your remote database on your client end. It comes with nice tools to help you. If it was up to me, I would install OEM and the full client.

Brian Peasland
peasland_at_msn.com Received on Thu May 20 1999 - 22:08:41 CDT