Accessing two databases from laptop

From: <dn_perl_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 29 Nov 2004 04:10:56 -0800
Message-ID: <97314b5b.0411290410.68a5f0b8@posting.google.com>

My laptop, running XP Pro, came with Oracle client (ver 8.1.7 I think) already installed. I can access a database on a Unix Server on the laptop. Now I want to install Oracle Server on the same laptop. I would like to access either the Oracle server on my laptop or the Oracle Server on Unix box, as occasion demands.

Is there a URL which woul dact as a good start?

While installing Oracle 9i server on the laptop, I encountered an error : "Oracle Database Config Asst Instal failed. ORA-12638 Credential Retrieval Failed."

I continued past the error. I see a link in Start > All Programs
> "Oracle - Ora92Server". I modified thi sserver's tnsnames.ora to
continue to access my unix server. But I cannot access the server installed on the laptop. For user 'system' what should the default passowrd be? What should be the connection string?

The entry in tnsnames.ora ran thus :
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA.MYCOMPANY.COM =
(DESCRIPTION =

      (ADDRESS_LIST =
          (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
      )
      (CONNECT_DATA =
          (SID =  PLSExtProc)
          (PRESENTATION = RO)
      )

)

I am not even sure whether installation is complete.

Please provide pointers. Thanks in advance. Received on Mon Nov 29 2004 - 06:10:56 CST