Jinitiator for Linux ?

Where can I download Jinitiator for Linux ?

We have a doucment called the client platforms statement of direction which is kept updated with the work we are doing
on client side VM. Go to otn.oracle.com/products/forms and click on the client platform link.
Please note this informaton is for the gerenal Forms release. Apps have their own certification and so you need to check
Apps specific certifcation with them
Regards
Grant Ronald
Forms Product Management

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Looking for JInitiator for Linux

Does anyone have access to the JInitiator for Linux. Even if it is beta?

Jinitiator is not needed when you use old versions of browsers on Windows. There is information that IE 5.5 is reliable enough to be used without Jinitiator.
Instead browsers you can use appletviewer in JDK.
Avoid the usage of Linux on front-end (end-user) machines.
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Is there Jinitiator for linux?

Is there Jinitiator for linux?
Thanx,

Hello,
There is not, but You can use forms for web on linux.
Visit
http://www.snpe.co.yu/index.php?sadrzaj=html/fslin_eng.html
regards
peco

Jinitiator for Linux or Appletviewer

I have searched for this without any luck, so I'll post it here.
We are currently running Oracle Apps 11.0.3 on a Solaris server. I would like to be able to easily run the apps from my linux workstation. I have been able to get into them with the appletviewer, but it gives the yellow band stating it isn't happy about something. I am using the standard jdk 1.2 download for linux.
Is there a jinitiator for linux being developed? Or are there instructions on how to setup jdk to work with the Oracle Apps?

Jinitiator is not needed when you use old versions of browsers on Windows. There is information that IE 5.5 is reliable enough to be used without Jinitiator.
Instead browsers you can use appletviewer in JDK.
Avoid the usage of Linux on front-end (end-user) machines.
null

Jinitiator for linux ready???

Hello everybody.
Does Jinitiator bundled with 6i R2 for linux
works for linux clients with netscape???
or this is "just windows" client software???.
I mean i want to have linux clients with netscape 4.5/4.7/6.0 or any other browser you ask me instead of windows and iexplorer.
Thanks
Oxiel.

You try java plugin 1.1.2 from www.blackdown.org.
It work, but it isn't supported from oracle.
null

How to use Jinitiator for linux???

I want to run oracle apps 11i on mandrake 8 using netscape 4.7

Jinitiator for linux does not exists.
You can try jdk (jre) 1.3.1 plugin and
sign f60web.jar
Visit http://www.snpe.co.yu/index.php?sadrzaj=html/fslin_eng.html
regards
peco

Jinitiator for Netscape on Linux?

Hi,
We have some people who run linux clients and therefore do not want to have to revert
to windows when they want to user the Oracle forms application.
Is there a version of Jinitiator for Linux using netscape and if there is does anyone have any examples of html used to handle multiple jinitiator plugins dependant in OS.
I would have thought Oracle of all people would be leading the way to get rid of the broken windoze ;-)
Cheers
Oliver
null

Oliver - this information is already availble on OTN - please look at http://technet.oracle.com/products/forms/pdf/clientplatformsod.pdf.
Does this help??
Regards
Grant Ronald
Forms Product Management

JInitiator on linux

hi
I want JInitiator for linux (Netscape plugin),can any one guide me pl . using Suse linux

I assume you're using Forms9i on Linux? If so then you already have the plugin.
see
Note.211261.1 How to Configure Netscape 4.7 as Your Browser for Forms 9i on UNIX:
If that doesn't help then do a Metalink search on NPX_PLUGIN_PATH.
Hope this helps.
Ed

Jinitiator plugin for Linux client

Is there any Jinitiator plugin available for Linux client??
Thanks,
Pranjal

This is my post in the "Install and upgrade" forum.
I hope it will help.
Any help with the r12 will be welcome.
Hi all,
I'm able to see the forms directly in my linux box in 11.5.10.2 but not in R12.
Can anybody help?
The following are the steps to see the forms in 11.5.10.2:
a) Change the $COMMON_TOP/html/bin/appsweb_VIS_localhost.cfg in the following lines:
jinit_mime_type=application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2
plugin=jdk
sun_plugin_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2
sun_plugin_version=1.4.2
b) With root (we needed a jdk 1.4.2)
ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_09/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin-oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
Where is the equivalent of the file $COMMON_TOP/html/bin/appsweb_VIS_localhost.cfg?
I've found (with the find command) 2 files with the name appsweb.cfg, but none with the appsweb_VIS_localhost.cfg name.
Thanks
Juanje
Juanje

Jinitiator for Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition 3

Hello Technocrats,
I need your reply for our very critical situation asap.
We have Red Hat Linux EE 3 hosted in all developers PC. Oracle Application 11.5.5 is hosted in a Sun Ultra1 server. Now we have licence for Oracle Developer Suite 10g for RH Linux 3.
My question is , will Oracle Jinitiator for the OS compatible be installed at time of iDS installation??
do we need to grab any specific Oracle Jinitiator for E-Business Suite in this regard??
Is Oracle Jinitiator avbl for Linux platforms. If not wat will be the solution for executing a E-Business module form in a Mozilla web browser in Linux Pc's
Kindly give all your valuable suggestions asap....... awaitng your reply

See http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms/htdocs/10g/clientsod_forms10g.html for information on officially supported configs.
The only certification I can see for Redhat is using Sun JPI 1.4.2. The Sun JPI certification was added with the latest patchset (9.0.4.2.0). I know Oracle was planning on certifying Forms 10.1.2 for Sun JPI 1.4.2 and 1.5, but I'm not sure if they managed in the end. Forms 10.1.2 is already available.
We decided to go for Sun JPI and not JInitiator because we have hundreds of external users. Their sysadmins are much more comfortable installing Sun JPI then they are installing the (unknown) Oracle JInitiator.
I've written a number of blog articles about our Sun JPI confguration at http://www.oratransplant.nl/category/oracle/forms/

Jinitiator on Linux Ubuntu

Hi
I would like to use my Linux Ubuntu up against a Oracle DB 10g system, I do it on Windows, and I would like to try on Linux.
On the Windows platform I Install a jinit program, I get it from the DB server directly. But I can't find any equivalent to Linux.
Is it supposed to that way?
Best Regards
Rikard Svenningsen

JInitiator is a Windows only Oracle JVM, enables
windows clients to access Oracle Forms applications
that are served from the Oracle iAS Enterprise
Edition (Forms Services). It is NOT available for
any flavor of linux or unix. For linux clients, you
can configure the iAS forms services (related
formsweb.cfg file) to use Sun JRE (1.5 and higher).
This is how I set up my iAS (10.1.2.0.2) EE server
for both windows and linux clients to access Oracle
Forms. BTW, Jinitiator has nothing to do with the
database server. It can be distributed to the
windows clients as a separate file (executable), or
it will be downloaded from the iAS EE server when
the forms services (related forms URL) first
accessed from the client.
ope this proves useful.
Message was edited by:
zaferaktanZaferaktan,
I'm not an Oracle person and would like to be able to pass this information on to our database team. Could you list the exact setting in the formsweb.cfg that you set. We currently have an Oracle web application which they have setup to use jinitiator and there are a lot of us who use linux desktops, this sounds like the fix that we need.
Thanks,
D. Fincher

What is the difference between 11i for LInux (VS) 11i for Windows

Hi,
I have downloaded 11i E-Business suit for Windows and
Installed it successfuly.
I am having problem with windows plateform regarding listner, connection manager, service host, rpc all these stopping/terminating by itself and system rebooting.
I would like to install 11i on Linux.
Q1. Which files I need to download again?
Q2. Is there any script I need to run for LInux?
I have run adautostg.pl and it hasnot given me any error for start cd but when it came to appl_top it said as "This is for windows, continue any way" and I said yes. so it made stage.
I can't run setup as user Oracle as it is not allowed to write on disk, can u also give me suggestion about that?
I am installing 11i on single node.
Q3. I can use the same files of windows for linux as
I saw some .sh shell commands and
startcd/rapidwiz/adautostg.pl is also used in
unix/linux.
Warm Regards,
Rashid.

I have run installation of 11i for windows on Linux plateform and now I would like to share it with u all.
1. I run adautostg.pl by using command $perl adautostg.pl and it has staged all the startcd disks without any error.
2. when it came to other cdies it has prompted me as "this file if for windows; continue any way" and I pressed ok and it has staged all the files without any furthur error.
3. After it, I have made the necessary adjustments to run rapidwiz command and it run successfully. Now it has copied all the 113 files successfuly.It has run adrun9i.sh and is giving me error on process 5. (at 20% of installation) that it cannot run files
adcctclean.sql INSTE8
adclobconv.sql INSTE8
adclobtmp.sql INSTE8
adcmclean.sql INSTE8
adcrdb.sh INSTE8
adcrdbrdlg.sh INSTE8
adcrobj.sh INSTE8_APPLY
adcrobj.sql INSTE8
addbccnv.sql INSTE8
addbprf.sh INSTE8
addbprf.sql INSTE8
addbupdgsm.sql INSTE8
adlicnse.sql INSTE8
adsvdb.sh INSTE8
adsvdcnv.sh INSTE8
adsvdlsn.sh INSTE8
adupdlib.sql INSTE8
afdbprf.sh INSTE8_PRF
afdbprf.sql INSTE8
afmkinit.sh INSTE8_SETUP
Directory: /mnt/hda7/proddb/9.2.0/appsutil/install
adlnkoh.sh INSTE8
Directory: /mnt/hda7/proddb/9.2.0/appsutil/scripts/PROD_localhost
adautocfg.sh INSTE8
adchknls.pl INSTE8_SETUP
addbctl.sh INSTE8
addlnctl.sh INSTE8
adpreclone.pl INSTE8
adstopdb.sql INSTE8
adstrtdb.sql INSTE8
config.c INSTE8
successfuly. I think these files are required for linux installation and are found in linux cdies "RDBMS".
If someone can send me these 11i files for linux at [email protected] I will proceed furthur and will let u know what will happend next in experiment :)

Oracle Workflow 2.6 with Oracle 8.1.7 for linux

Is Oracle Workflow Server 2.6 available for Linux as a
standalone product against an Oracle 8.1.7 database?
Oracle Workflow does not seem to be included in the Integration
Server option with the 8.1.7 installation.
I've only found the Oracle Workflow Server included with the 9i
database. Will this work with 8.1.7 as well or does it require
9i db?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Josi Antonio

Is Oracle Workflow Server 2.6 available for Linux as a
standalone product against an Oracle 8.1.7 database?
Oracle Workflow does not seem to be included in the Integration
Server option with the 8.1.7 installation.
I've only found the Oracle Workflow Server included with the 9i
database. Will this work with 8.1.7 as well or does it require
9i db?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Josi Antonio

Oracle8i for Linux Release announcement

I received a copy of this Oracle marketing announcement today:
The Linux tidal wave continues and Oracle is right at the
forefront. We have
been experiencing tremendous demand on Linux since Oracle8 was
announced for
that platform last October. Over 50,000 developers have
downloaded Oracle8
for Linux from Oracle Technology Network (OTN) since March, with
the first
20,000 coming in just the first 10 days! We now have over 800
paying
customers with over half the orders coming from enterprise
accounts and most
of the remainder orders from mid-sized businesses.
This week Oracle is announcing the shipping of Oracle8i for
Linux. Already,
20,000 developers have registered for early access. With new
internet
technologies like Java and XML built right into Oracle8i for
Linux, this
release promises to be the hottest yet.
Read on for more information about:
- What are we announcing?
- What are the key messages?
- What is the pricing for Oracle8i on Linux?
- Why does Oracle care about Linux?
- Who are Oracle's major Linux Partners?
- Which products are available on Linux?
- Who is driving the Oracle on Linux effort and what are we
doing?
- Where to find more information about Oracle on Linux?
What are we announcing?
Oracle is announcing today that it has been receiving extremely
strong demand
for its Linux based products over the past quarter and is also
shipping
Oracle8i for Linux to manufacturing.
What are the key messages?
Linux represents the ultimate commodity operating system -- its
fast, reliable
and almost free! Businesses can now spend their time focusing on
the higher
value software they buy to run their businesses (such as
databases and applications).
With over 800 customers paying for Oracle on Linux, Linux is
progressing from
its roots as a student and developer operating system to a viable
deployment
environment in large business.
Oracle has the best database on Linux. With over 50,000 people
using Oracle8
and over 20,000 people registered through Oracle Technology
Network (OTN) for
Oracle8i, Oracle is the overwhelming choice for the Linux
operating system.
What is the pricing for Oracle8i on Linux?
Pricing of Oracle8i on Linux follows the standard Oracle price
list (see
http://appsweb.us.oracle.com/amapp/). Linux may be a freeware
operating
system, but Oracle on Linux is not free. Oracle does offer
developer licenses
through Oracle Technology Network (OTN) which allows developers
to use Oracle
software for non-commercial use.
Why does Oracle care about Linux?
Linux is hot! It is rapidly becoming the preferred platform for
small ISP's
and is used extensively by many of the internet's largest portal
sites. For
Oracle, Linux is the fastest growing operating system, growing at
three times
that of WindowsNT. Oracle on Linux presents customers a viable
low-cost, yet
highly stable alternative to WindowsNT. That said, with 46% of
the NT market,
Oracle is also the best selling database on NT!
Oracle now has over 800 customers on Linux. This statistic alone
strongly
contradicts the common perception that Linux is solely used by
students and
developers. Linux has already established a foothold in many
Fortune 100
companies and although deployments are still currently small
compared to NT
and Solaris, they are accelerating rapidly.
Which products are available on Linux?
Currently available on Linux are:
- Oracle8.0.5 Standard and Enterprise Edition
- Oracle8i Release 8.1.5
- Oracle Application Server 4.0.7 (40 Bit)
- Oracle Application Server 3.0.2 (40 Bit)
- Oracle WebDB 2.0.5.6.1
Who are Oracle's major Linux Partners?
Redhat Software - Linux distributors. Oracle has also made an
equity
investment in RedHat. (http://www.redhat.com)
Caldera System - Linux distributors. Novell spin-off, focus
primarily on
enterprise customers. (http://www.caldera.com)
Turbolinux - Linux distributor. Has a mostly Asia presence.
(http://www.turbolinux.com)
VA Linux Systems - Hardware vendor, making Linux systems.
(http://www.linux.com)
Linuxcare - Linux support provider. (http://www.linuxcare.com)
Who is driving the Oracle on Linux effort?
There are two teams within Oracle working closely to drive the
Oracle strategy
and goals on Linux: Internet Platform Marketing and the Linux SBU
(Strategic
Business Unit).
Where to find more information about Oracle on Linux?
Internal: http://worldwide-marketing.us.oracle.com/iPlatform
External: http://platforms.oracle.com/linux
http://technet.oracle.com
Email [email protected]
Contacts: Hongwei Lu ([email protected])
David Lee ([email protected])
Press Release
ORACLE CAPITALIZES ON ENTERPRISE DEMAND FOR LINUX OFFERINGS WITH
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF ORACLE8i ON LINUX
Early Adopters Programs Draws Nearly 20,000 Developers
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., July 19, 1999--Oracle Corporation, the
number one
choice for e-business, today announced dramatic growth and demand
for Oracle
on Linux with strong adoption in both enterprise and general
business markets.
Oracle also announced the general availability of Oracle8i on
Linux, after a
successful early adopter's program.
Since Oracle Corp. announced Oracle8 on Linux, there have been
over 50,000
downloads from Oracle Technology Network
(http://technet.oracle.com/ ). Now,
after the announcement of Oracle8i, there have been nearly 20,000
registrants
for early access in the first few weeks. Outside the development
community,
Oracle has also seen overwhelming customer adoption with an
excess of 800
paying customers today -- over half of these orders from
enterprise accounts
and the remainder from small to mid-sized businesses and
organizations.
"Until the availability of Oracle database on Linux, we either
had to rely on
NT or use one of the shareware database servers available for
Linux," says
Jonathan August, President and CEO of Internection, Inc., a
company providing
customized Internet services solutions to businesses, including
web hosting
and e-commerce solutions. "Neither solution provided us the
security,
performance, manageability or reliability required by our
customers. Oracle
brings enterprise credibility and robustness to our products. As
a result,
we've gained access to customers ranging from small businesses to
Fortune 100
enterprises like Prudential and Pfizer. Our total revenue since
the addition
of Oracle on Linux has increased by 250%."
"Oracle on Linux combines enterprise level reliability,
scalability and
performance with a free, robust and well-supported operating
system," says
Nick Marden, technical director of e-commerce, Xoom.com, and
e-commerce
service provider. "It enables Xoom.com to better understand our
members'
needs and respond to them quickly. Oracle on Linux represents an
extraordinary value and it gets the job done."
"Oracle is committed to bringing superior technology to the Linux
community,"
says Chuck Rozwat, senior vice president of Server Technologies
at Oracle.
"Oracle8i on Linux comes with both Java and XML built right in.
Together they
offer the most cost-effective way to deploy scalable Internet
applications."
Oracle8i is the first and only database specifically designed for
the
Internet. Oracle8i extends Oracle's long-standing technology
leadership in
the areas of data management, transaction processing and data
warehousing to
the new medium of the Internet. Oracle8i is the centerpiece of
Oracle's
Internet Platform, which also includes Oracle Application Server
and Oracle's
Internet development tools.
Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software
for information
management, and the world's second largest software company.
With annual
revenues of more than $8.8 billion, the company offers its
database,
application server, tools and application products, along with
related
consulting, education and support services, in more than 145
countries around
the world.
For more information about Oracle, please call 650/506-7000.
Oracle's World
Wide Web address is (URL) http://www.oracle.com/.
Trademarks
Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle8i is a trademark or
registered
trademark of Oracle corporation. Other names may be trademarks
of their
respective owners.
Oracle Worldwide Marketing
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Yeah, I got a couple of those....but if you go to Oracle, there
is nothing about it, and nothing new on the OTN download...
We can hope...
DAVID
Jamie Kinney (guest) wrote:
: I received a copy of this Oracle marketing announcement today:
: The Linux tidal wave continues and Oracle is right at the
: forefront. We have
: been experiencing tremendous demand on Linux since Oracle8 was
: announced for
: that platform last October. Over 50,000 developers have
: downloaded Oracle8
: for Linux from Oracle Technology Network (OTN) since March,
with
: the first
: 20,000 coming in just the first 10 days! We now have over 800
: paying
: customers with over half the orders coming from enterprise
: accounts and most
: of the remainder orders from mid-sized businesses.
: This week Oracle is announcing the shipping of Oracle8i for
: Linux. Already,
: 20,000 developers have registered for early access. With new
: internet
: technologies like Java and XML built right into Oracle8i for
: Linux, this
: release promises to be the hottest yet.
: Read on for more information about:
: - What are we announcing?
: - What are the key messages?
: - What is the pricing for Oracle8i on Linux?
: - Why does Oracle care about Linux?
: - Who are Oracle's major Linux Partners?
: - Which products are available on Linux?
: - Who is driving the Oracle on Linux effort and what are we
: doing?
: - Where to find more information about Oracle on Linux?
: What are we announcing?
: Oracle is announcing today that it has been receiving extremely
: strong demand
: for its Linux based products over the past quarter and is also
: shipping
: Oracle8i for Linux to manufacturing.
: What are the key messages?
: Linux represents the ultimate commodity operating system -- its
: fast, reliable
: and almost free! Businesses can now spend their time focusing
on
: the higher
: value software they buy to run their businesses (such as
: databases and applications).
: With over 800 customers paying for Oracle on Linux, Linux is
: progressing from
: its roots as a student and developer operating system to a
viable
: deployment
: environment in large business.
: Oracle has the best database on Linux. With over 50,000 people
: using Oracle8
: and over 20,000 people registered through Oracle Technology
: Network (OTN) for
: Oracle8i, Oracle is the overwhelming choice for the Linux
: operating system.
: What is the pricing for Oracle8i on Linux?
: Pricing of Oracle8i on Linux follows the standard Oracle price
: list (see
: http://appsweb.us.oracle.com/amapp/). Linux may be a freeware
: operating
: system, but Oracle on Linux is not free. Oracle does offer
: developer licenses
: through Oracle Technology Network (OTN) which allows developers
: to use Oracle
: software for non-commercial use.
: Why does Oracle care about Linux?
: Linux is hot! It is rapidly becoming the preferred platform
for
: small ISP's
: and is used extensively by many of the internet's largest
portal
: sites. For
: Oracle, Linux is the fastest growing operating system, growing
at
: three times
: that of WindowsNT. Oracle on Linux presents customers a viable
: low-cost, yet
: highly stable alternative to WindowsNT. That said, with 46% of
: the NT market,
: Oracle is also the best selling database on NT!
: Oracle now has over 800 customers on Linux. This statistic
alone
: strongly
: contradicts the common perception that Linux is solely used by
: students and
: developers. Linux has already established a foothold in many
: Fortune 100
: companies and although deployments are still currently small
: compared to NT
: and Solaris, they are accelerating rapidly.
: Which products are available on Linux?
: Currently available on Linux are:
: - Oracle8.0.5 Standard and Enterprise Edition
: - Oracle8i Release 8.1.5
: - Oracle Application Server 4.0.7 (40 Bit)
: - Oracle Application Server 3.0.2 (40 Bit)
: - Oracle WebDB 2.0.5.6.1
: Who are Oracle's major Linux Partners?
: Redhat Software - Linux distributors. Oracle has also made an
: equity
: investment in RedHat. (http://www.redhat.com)
: Caldera System - Linux distributors. Novell spin-off, focus
: primarily on
: enterprise customers. (http://www.caldera.com)
: Turbolinux - Linux distributor. Has a mostly Asia presence.
: (http://www.turbolinux.com)
: VA Linux Systems - Hardware vendor, making Linux systems.
: (http://www.linux.com)
: Linuxcare - Linux support provider. (http://www.linuxcare.com)
: Who is driving the Oracle on Linux effort?
: There are two teams within Oracle working closely to drive the
: Oracle strategy
: and goals on Linux: Internet Platform Marketing and the Linux
SBU
: (Strategic
: Business Unit).
: Where to find more information about Oracle on Linux?
: Internal: http://worldwide-marketing.us.oracle.com/iPlatform
: External: http://platforms.oracle.com/linux
: http://technet.oracle.com
: Email [email protected]
: Contacts: Hongwei Lu ([email protected])
: David Lee ([email protected])
: Press Release
: ORACLE CAPITALIZES ON ENTERPRISE DEMAND FOR LINUX OFFERINGS
WITH
: ANNOUNCEMENT
: OF ORACLE8i ON LINUX
: Early Adopters Programs Draws Nearly 20,000 Developers
: REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., July 19, 1999--Oracle Corporation, the
: number one
: choice for e-business, today announced dramatic growth and
demand
: for Oracle
: on Linux with strong adoption in both enterprise and general
: business markets.
: Oracle also announced the general availability of Oracle8i on
: Linux, after a
: successful early adopter's program.
: Since Oracle Corp. announced Oracle8 on Linux, there have been
: over 50,000
: downloads from Oracle Technology Network
: (http://technet.oracle.com/ ). Now,
: after the announcement of Oracle8i, there have been nearly
20,000
: registrants
: for early access in the first few weeks. Outside the
development
: community,
: Oracle has also seen overwhelming customer adoption with an
: excess of 800
: paying customers today -- over half of these orders from
: enterprise accounts
: and the remainder from small to mid-sized businesses and
: organizations.
: "Until the availability of Oracle database on Linux, we either
: had to rely on
: NT or use one of the shareware database servers available for
: Linux," says
: Jonathan August, President and CEO of Internection, Inc., a
: company providing
: customized Internet services solutions to businesses, including
: web hosting
: and e-commerce solutions. "Neither solution provided us the
: security,
: performance, manageability or reliability required by our
: customers. Oracle
: brings enterprise credibility and robustness to our products.
As
: a result,
: we've gained access to customers ranging from small businesses
to
: Fortune 100
: enterprises like Prudential and Pfizer. Our total revenue
since
: the addition
: of Oracle on Linux has increased by 250%."
: "Oracle on Linux combines enterprise level reliability,
: scalability and
: performance with a free, robust and well-supported operating
: system," says
: Nick Marden, technical director of e-commerce, Xoom.com, and
: e-commerce
: service provider. "It enables Xoom.com to better understand
our
: members'
: needs and respond to them quickly. Oracle on Linux represents
an
: extraordinary value and it gets the job done."
: "Oracle is committed to bringing superior technology to the
Linux
: community,"
: says Chuck Rozwat, senior vice president of Server Technologies
: at Oracle.
: "Oracle8i on Linux comes with both Java and XML built right in.
: Together they
: offer the most cost-effective way to deploy scalable Internet
: applications."
: Oracle8i is the first and only database specifically designed
for
: the
: Internet. Oracle8i extends Oracle's long-standing technology
: leadership in
: the areas of data management, transaction processing and data
: warehousing to
: the new medium of the Internet. Oracle8i is the centerpiece of
: Oracle's
: Internet Platform, which also includes Oracle Application
Server
: and Oracle's
: Internet development tools.
: Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software
: for information
: management, and the world's second largest software company.
: With annual
: revenues of more than $8.8 billion, the company offers its
: database,
: application server, tools and application products, along with
: related
: consulting, education and support services, in more than 145
: countries around
: the world.
: For more information about Oracle, please call 650/506-7000.
: Oracle's World
: Wide Web address is (URL) http://www.oracle.com/.
: Trademarks
: Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle8i is a trademark or
: registered
: trademark of Oracle corporation. Other names may be trademarks
: of their
: respective owners.
: Oracle Worldwide Marketing
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Is there really a Cisco VPN client for Linux? _Really?_

Hello folks,
        I've finally after almost experiencing a brain aneurysm by trying to think too hard got my Cisco 881-SEC-K9 router properly configured for a multipoint IPSec VPN tunnel to my Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, so that hurdle is finally passed and I actually feel it was a very important milestone in my life somehow. I never thought I'd see the day I actually got my hands on a legitimate Cisco non-stink... erm.. I mean, non-linksys router. Now I just can't seem to find a 'client' VPN program for Linux. I'm currently running a Xen Hypervisor environment on openSUSE Linux because it's the only Linux distribution that completes all of my strenous requirements in a Linux server environment. It's also the most mature, and secure Linux on this planet, making it the most appreciable Linux distribution for my research needs. Using NetworkManager is not really an option for a basic Linux server environment, and OpenVPN is just too confusing to comprehend for my tiny little head. I've heard mention of some mysterious "Easy VPN" but after hours of digging online can't find any information about it, even the Cisco download link leads to a Page Not Found error. I do see a Linux VPN API for the AnyConnect program, but is that an actual VPN client, or just an API? It seems to want my money to download it but I don't have any money nor do I really know what it is because it's all secretive-like, closed source, and I can't even find a simple README file on it explaining what it is exactly. I'm just an out-of-work software developer trying to connect to my home router for personal use and I can't really afford to fork over a million and a half dollars for a single program that I'm only going to need to download once in my lifetime that should have been included with the router in the first place. I more than likely won't even be able to figure out how to use the program anyways because I don't know anything about VPN connections which is why I bought this router so I can try to figure it all out as part of the not-for-profit open source, volunteer research I'm presently trying to conduct. Is there some kind of evaluation or trial period for personal use? That would be really nice so I could at least figure out if I'm going to be able to figure it out or not. I hate throwing money away when it's in such short supply these days. There's really no alternative to a Cisco router. It's an absolute necessity for the things I'm trying to accomplish, so trying to settle for something else and going on with my life is not really an option. No, this is something I just need to face head on and get it over with.
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       Maybe I have a little too much crazy in me for my own good, but I don't see why it should take so much money just to learn how to do something for personal reference, it's not really a skill I would ever use otherwise. Wouldn't it be great if Cisco made their VPN client open source and free to the public to use and modify, to improve on, to learn and to grow and bring the whole world closer together as a community? Even the source code to the old discontinued Cisco VPN client could be used as a valuable learning tool for some poor starving college student or Open Source Software developer somewhere trying to get by on Ramen Noodles and Ramen Noodle Sauce on Toast (don't tell me you never thought about it). Through the ripple effect, It would drastically improve sales over the course of time, because it would open the door to a whole new market where those who previously could not afford to participate now could. That's the true power of Open Source. It creates a more skilled work force for the future by openly contributing and sharing knowledge together. What if the next big internet technology and the solution to world tyranny - the solution to end all wars forever - were locked in the mind of an unemployed software developer who couldn't afford to upgrade their cisco router software or access the software they needed because it was closed source and required committing to an expensive service contract to download? That would be just terrible, wouldn't it? I guess there's no way to ever know for sure. I suppose I'd be just as happy if some kind soul out there could point me to an easy to use alternative to an always on VPN connection that runs in the background which doesn't require NetworkManager or having to spend days upon days digging through and trying to comprehend either some really poor or extremely complex documentation? I apologize for all the run on sentences posed as questions, but I've just got some serious mental burnout from all of this, being unemployed is some hard work folks. I could really use a vacation. Perhaps a camping trip to the coast is in order after I get this working, that sounds nice, doesn't it? Nothing like a good summer thunder storm on the ocean beach - far away from technology - to refresh the mind.
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I do tend to talk too much and I don't mince any words either. What I am however, is really appreciative for the help. I know you hear that all the time, but you have no idea how much time and headache you just saved me. I think vpnc might be just what I've been looking for, unless someone can think of a client for Linux that I might be able to throw a little further. I'm very security minded now, after the backlash of Blackhat 2013, there's no telling which direction the internet might head next. Oh, you didn't hear? Well wether they realize it or not, DARPA basically declared war with other government agencies by releasing their own version of a spy program for civilians to use against the whoever -- possibly even the governmnet itself. They even went so far as to suggest it's private usage to blanket entire cities in information gathering. Civilians are a powerful foe, as they are not bound by the oath of office, any evidence they obtain is admissible in court, wether they know that or not. There's a very important reason for that. It's to prevent another civil war from ever happening, we shed enough blood the first time around less people forgot. It's something that can and will be avoided because our civilization has advanced beyond the need for bloodshed. The courts have to obey the majority rule, no matter what. For the first time in history, cyberwarfare can reach into the physical world to cause serious damage to physical structures like the nuclear facility incident in Iran. There's scarry bills trying to sneak through congress that are changing the landscape of technology forever for the entire world. We're at a pivotal point now where things can happen. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out over the next decade or so. No matter which way you look at it, just be preparerd to sell a whole lot of routers.

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