Re: Trying to access 7.3.4 server under UNIX from 8.0 client under NT

From: Sybrand Bakker <postmaster_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 23:38:10 +0100
Message-ID: <948494400.7152.0.pluto.d4ee154e@news.demon.nl>

Officially: No. In practice yes, though it won't work without glitches. The other way around (V7 connecting to V8) is working painless. I wouldn't recommend going your route. If you want to do it, you need to get the tnsnames.ora on the Unix box and merge that with the tnsnames.ora on the NT box.
The files are %ORACLE_HOME\net80\admin\tnsnames.ora for NT and $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/tnsnames.ora for Unix. The latter needs to be merged into the former.

Hth,

--
Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

m meggs <martin_at_mmeggs.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:86aih7$di4$1_at_newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...

> I have just installed Oracle 8.0.5 on an NT machine which is both server
and
> client I have an existing server running 7.3.4 under UNIX can I use Net8
on
> the NT to access the 7.3.4 data?
>
> If yes any clues on how to do this. I presume I need to amend the
> TNSNAMES.ORA file somewhere.
>
> As you may gather Iam a relatively novice Oracle DBA.
>
> Both machines sit on a TCP/IP network
>
> --
> Martin Meggs
> martin_at_mmeggs.freeserve.co.uk
> martin.meggs_at_eudoramail.com
>
>
Received on Fri Jan 21 2000 - 16:38:10 CST