So let me understand this...
I know TNSNAMES.ORA resides on the client workstation. Does that mean that
that SQLNET.ORA resides on an Oracle server?
"Chuck Hamilton" <chuck_hamilton_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > I am a PC tech, and I think by the very name, an Oracle Name Server
> > would be helpful.
> > Can anyone point me to basic document on what this is and how it is
> > setup? Or explain it to me? Is it basically an oracle database
> > itself? Is it a variation of the Domain Name System (DNS)?
> >
> >
>
> It is similar to DNS but used for resolving oracle database service
> names to a Net8 address. Net8 clients are configured for which name
> resolution methods they will use in the sqlnet.ora file. The most
> common is probably TNSNAMES which is the net8 equivelent of a HOSTS
> file. It uses a text file to resolve service names to addresses.
> ONAMES or Oracle Names uses a Names server to perform exactly the
> same function.
>
> A good place to start reading would probably be the Net8
> Administrators Guide.
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