RE: oracle client on PC's

[John Blake]

we have a standard desktop or laptop image which we install the client  and create a package containing the change, we then push to the pc's that require the oracle client.   We use onames with a primary and secondary name server. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Jeffrey Beckstrom Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 1:40 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: oracle client on PC's Rather than installing the Oracle client on every client PC, we have been: - installing client on 1 PC - copying directory to a network server - extract the registry for "oracle" key - fix registry that was extracted to reference the network drive - load registry on client PCs - add the network pc as a search drive to the client pc.   We are now experiencing problems over the WAN and looking at ways to eliminate the Oracle dll overhead.  Short of installing Oracle on every client PC, what are our options?       Jeffrey Beckstrom Database Administrator Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 1240 W. 6th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113