Xref: alice comp.databases.oracle.server:83109 Path: alice!news-feed.fnsi.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.mathworks.com!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!nntp.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: andreyNSPAM@bookexchange.net (NetComrade) Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.solaris Subject: Re: How much bandwidth is needed for X-Windows (or installing Oracle8i over a DSL line) Message-ID: <38988f63.1512627@news.earthlink.net> References: <38921d6d.101417256@news.earthlink.net> <38929DD8.B30A0882@informatik.med.uni-giessen.de> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 Lines: 62 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 949522297 216.112.254.233 (Wed, 02 Feb 2000 12:11:37 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 12:11:37 PST Organization: EarthLink Network, Inc. X-ELN-Date: Wed Feb 2 12:11:37 2000 Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 20:11:37 GMT yes, but still requires an x-windows client and some user interaction. On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 13:13:25 GMT, "Don Khan" wrote: >Not exactly a comp.unix.solaris reply but Oracle8i does have an unattended >installation option. You create a response file to feed to the installer. It >is documented in the Oracle8i installation docs. This way you should not >have to bring up the GUI. > >"Roland Mainz" wrote in message >news:38929DD8.B30A0882@informatik.med.uni-giessen.de... >> NetComrade wrote: >> >> > Since stupid Oracle with their release of Oracle8i don't allow >> > text-based installations, and our servers are 1000+ miles away, I was >> > wondering if I can do it over a DSL line, but I would need to know how >> > much bandwith it would require. >> > >> > My options are: (northpoint is expensive as hell, but the only thing >> > available) >> > 144Kbps - $69/mo >> > 160Kbps - $89/mo >> > 200Kbps - $99/mo >> > 416Kbps - $149/mo >> > 784Kbps - $199/mo >> > 1.04Mbps - $229/mo >> > 1.54Mbps - $299/mo >> > >> > I don't think my company would want to pay above $100/month for >> > infrequent installations, so I was wondering if there is a point... >> > (on the other side, beats paying for tickets and hotel). >> >> If you've Solaris 2.7/MU4 on both sides, you can use LBX (low bandwidth >> X) to improve the speed of the X connection. LBX rearrages, caches and >> compresses the X events && data... >> >> See lbxproxy (1) for details... >> >> ---- >> >> Bye, >> Roland >> >> -- >> __ . . __ >> (o.\ \/ /.o) Roland.Mainz@informatik.med.uni-giessen.de >> \__\/\/__/ gisburn@informatik.med.uni-giessen.de >> /O /==\ O\ MPEG specialist, C&&JAVA&&Sun&&Unix programmer >> (;O/ \/ \O;) TEL +49 (0) 641/99-13193 FAX +49 (0) 641/99-41359 >> >> >> > > --------------- In case I forgot to mention: We use Oracle 7.3.4 on Solaris 2.6, 2.7 boxes --------------- Andrey Dmitriev eFax: (978) 383-5892 Daytime: (917) 750-3630 AOL: NetComrade ICQ: 11340726 remove NSPAM to email