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I believe that kit is client for windows. You might check OTN.ORACLE.COM.
Registration is free and you can even download 8.1.7 for Linux if you have
high speed connection.
"w" <w_at_w.com> wrote in message
news:uXM18.15378$_D2.3412839_at_news20.bellglobal.com...
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> I have RedHat 6.2.
>
> The Oracle 8i for linux CD(I got this from ORACLE 8I for LINUX Starter
Kit -
> by Steve Bobrowski) has a Oracle client. When you install Oracle for
Linux,
> you have two available products: 8i enterprise edition and 8i client.
What's
> this 8i client product for? Can I install this client ONLY on Linux?
Thanks!
>
>
> "alphacon" <alphacon_at_nospam.headfog.com> wrote in message
> news:NJM18.58443$6L1.11971019_at_typhoon.southeast.rr.com...
> > what version of linux?
> >
> > Oracle 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 for linux were geared the 6.2 RedHat kernel.
There
> > is a ton of compatibility crap that you have to do to get it to run
under
> > RH7.2, which I have done and runs successfully now.
> >
> > To keep it simple...
> > The NT client adds the ODBC resources that you need to connect to oracle
> and
> > also installs the oracle related stuff if you want to connect natively
> along
> > with some apps. You can put it on NT, 2K and XP. I have this config.
You
> > may want to go to otn.oracle.com and register. Then grab the updated
ODBC
> > drivers and install those when your done on the Win box.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "w" <w_at_w.com> wrote in message
> > news:MiL18.29525$4i5.3660316_at_news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm a Oracle newbie. I just got two CDs, one is Oracle Enterprise
> Edition
> > > 8.1.6 for Linux, the other is Oracle Enterprise Edition 8.1.6 for NT.
> Can
> > I
> > > install Oracle Server using Oracle for Linux CD on my Linux server,
and
> > > install Oracle Client using Oracle for NT CD on my Win 2000
professional
> > > workstation, and then access the database on the Linux server from my
> Win
> > > 2000 workstation ? Can I install Oracle Client using Oracle for Linux
CD
> > on
> > > my Win 2000 professional workstation, then access the Oracle Server
for
> NT
> > > on the NT server? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > W.J
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Thu Jan 17 2002 - 21:58:35 CST
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