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- Path: sparky!uunet!news.larc.nasa.gov!p228
- From: p228@uni05.larc.nasa.gov (Bailey Bob)
- Subject: Re: SQL*Net using multiple protocols
- Message-ID: <BuDrLI.1IE@news.larc.nasa.gov>
- Keywords: Novell SQL*Net ORacle
- Sender: news@news.larc.nasa.gov (USENET Network News)
- Organization: Unisys-Hampton VA
- References: <1569@rwja.umdnj.edu>
- Distribution: comp
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:58:29 GMT
- Lines: 57
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- In article <1569@rwja.umdnj.edu> holowczk@rwja.umdnj.edu (Richard Holowczak) writes:
- >
- >We are thinking of setting up a Novell Netware LAN and running
- >Oracle Server for Netware. For PCs on the LAN, we would use the IPX/SPX
- >version of SQL*Net. So far this is nothing earth shattering. We
- >also intend on connecting this LAN up to the university network which
- >is based on TCP/IP. The network people tell me there should be no
- >problems if we would like to access the Oracle database from a remote
- >site by going accross the Internet. For PCs this is not a problem.
- >
- >We have several users with Sun workstations who would also like to
- >have access to the Oracle database on the Novell server. We also
- >have some people who would like to dial in from home and have
- >access to the database.
- >
- >What are our options in terms of using SQL*Net
- >to do these tasks?
- >
- >What would performace be like?
- >
- >Users would like
- >to be able to run SQL*Forms, SQL*Plus and SQL*Menus. Is anyone out
- >there using SQL*Net Asynchronus?
- >
-
- We developed an application that runs in an environment that is somewhat
- similar to yours. The application is distributed across 8 servers. A
- rough description of the environment follows:
-
- - 8 DECstation 5000's connected via TCP/IP form the application servers
- - User access is provided via TCP/IP
- User workstations include PCs, Macs, & Sun Sparcs
- - The above is located on the NASA Langley Research Center and this
- incorporates many different buildings across the Langley campus.
- - Another DECstation 5000 is located 2 miles away in our contractor
- office. This is a development machine. In our office, we access
- the development machine via PCs that are connected to a Novell
- network. As I understand it, the Novell net is embedded in TCP/IP
- packets. The office is also connected to the Langley campus via
- a T-1 line running TCP/IP. From each PC, we can connect to either
- the development 5000 or to any of the 8 production servers. The
- production servers and the development machine have SQL*Net installed
- for Oracle database access. None of the PCs have SQL*Net. They are
- all running FTP's PC/TCP software which permits TCP/IP access using
- telnet with VT220 emulation.
-
- With this environment we have a satisfactory and reliable solution to user
- access. With this solution, the PCs, Macs, & Sun are used as terminals, so
- SQL*Net was not needed for these platforms. Dial-up access is available and
- provided by a Cisco box. All of the dial-up lines enter the Cisco box and
- allow the dial-up user to telnet into any of the machines on the net. I have
- accessed several of the Oracle databases by using my PC from home to dial into
- the net. I have not had any problems with any of the Oracle products when
- accessed via dial-up; this includes SQL*Forms 3.0, SQL*Plus, & SQL*ReportWriter.
-
- Bob Bailey, p228@uni05.larc.nasa.gov
- Paramax/Unisys
-