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3. In the resulting dialog, select TCP/IP as the networking protocol to connect with
and use the Oracle 8 database you want to use in your ColdFusion application.
4. In the dialog that appears, you now need to enter the host name of the server
where the Oracle 8 database resides. We took the default for the port number.
5. After entering a hostname, you enter the Database SID, which identifies your
specific Oracle database instance. The default is ORCL, but your database SID
might be different. See your database administrator (DBA) for this information.
6. In the next dialog, you test the database service you have created. To test the
connection to the Oracle database, you'll need to enter a valid username and
password for accessing the Oracle database. If you don't have this information, see
your DBA.
Now you need to create the data source in ColdFusion.
Administering ColdFusion Server