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- From: jmr@motown.allied.com (John M. Ritter)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.databases.oracle,comp.dcom.lans.ethernet,comp.dcom.lans.misc
- Subject: Oracle SQL*Net <==> TCP/IP over Novell IPX/SPX !!??
- Message-ID: <141@motown.allied.com>
- Date: 13 Sep 92 19:36:57 GMT
- Followup-To: comp.databases.oracle
- Organization: Allied-Signal Inc., Morristown, NJ
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- We have Novell networks using Token Ring cards and UNIX machines on an
- Ethernet network. One Novell server has both a Token Ring and Ethernet
- card. Using the LAN support packet driver, a DOS workstation on the
- Novell network can telnet to the UNIX hosts.
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- Now the problem:
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- We must set up a machine running Oracle, and the DOS workstations must
- use SQL*Net. We prefer a UNIX machine with Oracle, but were told the
- only way the connection can be made is to either add an ethernet card
- to each DOS workstation or run LAN Workplace for DOS on each
- workstation.
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- Anyone know if this is true? I have a hunch that perhaps Oracle on
- UNIX may not be the right decision since this could turn in to a
- connection nightmare for the anticipated 200+ machines.
-
- Any thoughts, comments, nightmares or anecdotes would be appreciated!
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