Connect to Remote Oracle Server?

Hi all,
What is the recommended method for connecting a Windows 2000 web server to a remote Oracle database? Ideally, a driver could add the remote Oracle database to our local list of ODBC datasources.
We're using ColdFusion (web application development package) to connect to local ODBC datasources. A prospective client of ours would like to use our ColdFusion web server, but with their own Oracle server providing the back-end database, rather than use our native Access or SQL databases. I'm happy to do this, provided a simple, secure and free solution is available.
The ColdFusion support forums talk about an "Oracle Client" though I can find no reference to it -- let alone, a download page -- on Oracle.com.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Dave

The general procedure for connecting a web server to an Oracle database via ODBC is as follows:
1) Install the Oracle client on the web server machine. You can download the Oracle client from OTN by going to "Software" and choosing "Oracle 8i EE". If you have an Oracle CD, "client-only" is an installation option. Note that the 8.1.7.0 ODBC driver will be installed automatically when the Oracle client is installed. You may want to download and install the updated 8.1.7.2 ODBC driver.
2) Use the Net8 Configuration Assistant to provide the Oracle client with the connection information for the remote Oracle database.
3) Create a new ODBC DSN for the Oracle database (alternately, your application can make a DSN-less connection)
4) Now, your application should be able to connect with the Oracle database.
Justin

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