Re: 10g install : IP address can not be determined

From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 18:46:01 +1100
Message-ID: <419ef636$0$6422$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

robert wrote:
> Howard J. Rogers wrote:
>

>> Robert wrote:
>>
>>> "Howard J. Rogers"
>>>
>>>> http://www.dizwell.com/html/virtual_oracle__linux_.html
>>>> HJR
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks Howard, heh heh looks like you're some sorta fanatic about
>>> VMWare...read it everywhere on this forum....
>>> I have not a good read yet but will to see your points.
>>> I resolved the IP issure by adding to /etc/hosts
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Well, a VMware fanatic AND a White Box Linux one. :-)
>>
>> I like VMware because it means Oracle stays in one well-encapsulated 
>> place, and doesn't waltz all over a perfectly good (physical) machine 
>> configuration. It makes an Oracle sandbox environment very portable 
>> between physical machines. It means I can run RHAS3 (ie WBL) 
>> regardless of my physical O/S, so my learning environment is 
>> consistent. It gives Windows users a chance to use a real O/S. And it 
>> means I can indulge my habit of installing new distros and other O/Ses 
>> whenever I like without kissing goodbye to my real machine each time.
>>
>> Oh, and it means I can build RAC and Data Guard and other exotic 
>> configurations all on my stately old laptop.
>>
>> For learning/training/mucking about purposes, it really can't be 
>> beaten (IMHO, of course). The only slight bummer is the price, but I 
>> reckon there are worse ways of spending US$189.
>>
>> Regards
>> HJR
>>

>
>
> hey Howard I just read your article on VMWare+Linux+Oracle.
> Good info to know !
> This is what I am thinking doing to my ThinkPad running XP.
> 1) Keep XP
> 2) Install VMWare WS 4.5
> 3) Install WB Linux
> 4) Install 10g
>
> What do you think ? this workable ?
> Linux functions transparently witnin VMWare under XP ?
>
> Thanks
> robert

Works perfectly. Do it all the time.

Regards
HJR Received on Sat Nov 20 2004 - 01:46:01 CST