First let me say, It *CAN* be done. Given the right set of circumstances.
You will need: 1. Some way of displaying X-Windows 2. A telnet or ssh session into the box. In all likelyhood, there will be a firewall involved somewhere, so some form of TCP/IP tunnel (VPN) would probably be required. While you can run X over a wide-area network, it can be rather slow and painful. (And I'm betting the ping-times between the US and Central America probably aren't all that great). So, I'd strongly recommend that you use either VNC (freely available from AT&T Labs) or PC/Anywhere to control a PC with X-Windows software (Exceed/Reflection) on it. (VNC and/or PC/Anywyere will make the slow line speed much more bearable). Oh, and obviously, you'll need the proverbial "well-trained monkey" to load the CD into the drive for you... > KENNETH JANUSZ wrote: > > I have a possible opportunity to install an Oracle DB (8i or 9i) for a > company located in Central America. I am located in the Minneapolis / St. > Paul, MN area. What tools would I need to install this remotely from MN? The > server would probably be Sun or HP unix. > > Thanks, > Ken Janusz, CPIM -- James ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- James J. Morrow E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Principal Consultant Tenure Systems, Inc. Arlington, TX, USA "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: James J. Morrow INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).