RE: so my boss insists on using oracle on NT sp6

That would work, but remember you can't install the db without some sort of an adapter. That works for a stand alone machine, but since this one is capable of being on the network I assumed it had some sort of an adapter installed. Maybe the protocol stack is hosed? Kev

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From: root_at_fatcity.com [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Boivin, Patrice J
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 8:57 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: so my boss insists on using oracle on NT sp6

Have you thought of installing the MS Loopback Adapter, to simulate being on a network?

That might fool SQL*Net.

I don't know if I understand the problem correctly though.

Regards,
Patrice Boivin
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> From: WIlliam Thater [SMTP:thaterw_at_telergy.net]
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 8:20 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re: so my boss insists on using oracle on NT sp6
>
> Rachel Carmichael wrote:
> >
> > Kevin,
> >
> > You have the whole thing..... basically what is happening to Joe's boss
> on
> > NT4 sp6 and to me on NT4 sp5 is that we have Oracle installed on our PCs
> and
> > when we run the database and listener on the PC without being connected
> to a
> > network we can't get a connection to the database -- in sqlplus I get a
> 3113
> > end of file on communication channel and can't connect. If I then log on
> to
> > my network, without shutting down the listener or database, and try to
> > connect again, I can connect.
> >
> > Rachel
>
> does the same thing happen with TWO_TASK set to the local sid in the
> environemnt? that worked for me at another place, but is was with
> 7.3.2.
>
>
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