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"Frank van Bortel" <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in message
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> Mark C. Stock wrote:
>> "Frank van Bortel" <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in message >> news:cs31ad$slm$1_at_news6.zwoll1.ov.home.nl... >> >>>Dave wrote: >>> >>>>"dak" <kpec090981_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>news:NOTEd.69922$nN6.31389_at_edtnps84... >>>> >>>> >>>>>Don't shoot the newbie.....lol but I can't seem to get Oracle 10g >>>>>working in WinXp or know which username/connect identifier to us. >>>>> >>>>>The install itself seems to go smooth. I selected "Personal Edition" >>>>>and checked "Use same password for all accounts" - pretty much all I >>>>>can do other than set a new name then default names for Glaboal >>>>>Database Name and SID.......and I (over an hour later) get Succeeded >>>>>for all: >>>>>- Oracle Net configuration Assistance >>>>>- iSQL*Plus configuration Assistance >>>>>- Oracle Database configuration Assistance - so, it seems installed >>>>> >>>>>But, from the word getgo, I'm given the "IP address of host cannot be >>>>>dertermined" >>>>>I'm not using it as a server software nor over the internet - just >>>>>using it on my PC locally. >>>>>I'm not sure if/where I may need to open port 5500 or other ports. >>>>> >>>>>On http://192.168.0.6:5500/em/console I get notice that "The database >>>>>status is currently unavailable. It is possible that the database is in >>>>>mount or nomount state. Click 'Startup' ", but when I go to Startup, >>>>>I'm prompt with "Host Credential sceen" with 2 sections of >>>>>username/password, but I don't know the username and I only supplied a >>>>>password. Have been unsuccessful logging in here. >>>>> >>>>>On http://192.168.0.6:5562/isqlplus/ (not even sure if port 5562 is >>>>>open and I have Win service pak 2).... or if I go to it thru the menus, >>>>>I'm again prompt for a username, password and a connect identifier???? >>>>>Again, can't log on there. Not sure what username to use, nor the >>>>>connect identifier....AND I've tried using sysdba or sysoper as >>>>>username and the password that I had give as the "SAME" passwd for all >>>>>accounts... >>>>> >>>>>And, I don't know a thing about the listener or even if it's running or >>>>>how I'm supposed to know if it is..... >>>>>Thanks >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>are you using dhcp, if you are it doesnt work like that >>> >>>I've seen that statement before, and never understood it. >>>localhost should always work, DHCP or what ever. If not, your >>>basic network installation on your OS seems wrong. >>> >>>-- >>>Regards, >>>Frank van Bortel >> >> >> one would think this problem would be easily documented, but i couldn't >> find anything much on "IP address of host cannot be >> dertermined" >> >> i believe it is related to having a non-static IP address (don't remember >> all the fuzzy 'details'), but my solution has been to install with my >> network connection disabled, and also disable the network connection >> (and/or wireless) when rebooting the machine. >> >> with that approach, installation of 10g took 16 uneventful minutes on my >> Toshiba notebook and iSQLPlus, Database Control, and SQL*Plus, etc all >> worked like a charm. Added HTMLDB and a generic DAD, all is well. >> >> wonder what the official approach is for mobile installation... any >> Oracle Corp road warriors out there? what's your advice? mr. kyte, where >> are you? >> >> ++ mcs >> >> >
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yep -- used localhost when install called for a hostname
but, there's some part of the 10g install that queries the OS for the IP address, and picks up the dynamic IP address and runs with it ... i'll try to check my notes later and see what i found on that
++ mcs Received on Thu Jan 13 2005 - 05:50:40 CST
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