I second the virtual machine solution. Some VPN software is very particular about its environment, at one point I was using one that had to be reinstalled every time windows update the OS. It lived in its own VM. On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 4:18 PM, John D Parker <orclwzrd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A VM machine that your vpn is loaded on keeps your local machine free and > out of that special vpn black hole. Outside of that, ssh to host, run local > sqlplus. keep your fav scripts on an ftp/www site that you can easily access > to pull them over. > > John > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Don Seiler <don@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx > *Cc:* mschmitt@xxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l-freelists <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Fri, July 23, 2010 4:13:33 PM > *Subject:* Re: Tools for remote DBA work > > VNC client, ssh client, irc client, IM client. Probably a VPN will be > required. I usually ssh to a server and run sqlplus locally, but some > might prefer to install Oracle client on their local machine and > connect over TNS remotely. > > Don. > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Howard Latham <howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > I just vnc onto any box I need to work with. > > > > On 23/07/2010, Michael Schmitt <mschmitt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> Can anyone recommend any tools or software that they have found useful > when > >> working remotely? Is a static IP address a must? My main concern is > team > >> collaboration, and any software that can help facilitate that aspect of > the > >> job when not in the office for long stretches. > >> > >> Thanks in advance > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Howard A. Latham > > > > Sent from my Nokia N97 > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > > > > > > > -- > Don Seiler > http://seilerwerks.wordpress.com > ultimate: http://www.mufc.us > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > -- Andrew W. Kerber 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.'