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- From: p228@uni05.larc.nasa.gov (Bailey Bob)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle,comp.sys.sun.misc,comp.sys.novell,comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
- Subject: Re: Need advice on accessing Oracle on a Sun LAN from a Novell LAN
- Date: 16 Dec 1992 21:54:44 GMT
- Organization: Unisys-Hampton VA
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- References: <1992Dec16.180228.16213@cs.odu.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec16.180228.16213@cs.odu.edu> aiko@opium.cs.odu.edu (John K Hayes) writes:
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- >A friend of mine is trying to figure out how to make an Oracle database
- >located on a Sun sparc (running SunOS with windows) accessible from nodes on a
- > ....
- >The main problem is: how does he connect the Sun LAN to the Novell LAN
- >for Oracle communication. I think Novell talks with IPX packets - would
- >he need some sort of IPX adapter? I'm sure Oracle will run in both the
- >Sun and Novell environments - what packages does he need to connect them?
- >He said something about SQL*Net with SQL*Star for connecting - I don't
- >know what SQL*Star is....
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- >Any ideas on the hardware needed and software needed? Thanks.
- >
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- I'm not sure about the hardware, but at our site, run Novell on the PCs
- with the Novell TCP/IP support. This allows us to run our ethernet and
- have access to both the Novell server and to also access any of several
- DEC/Oracle servers.
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