# Net Service Name Configuration, Database Version

Users initiate a connect request by passing a user name and password along with a net service name. A net service name is mapped to a network description. The network description contains database service information. The database is identified by its service name if it is an Oracle8i database or an Oracle System Identifier (SID) if it is an Oracle8 or Oracle7 database.

| See Also:

Database Identification by Service Name Rather than SID

Oracle8i database or service

Select this option to configure a service name for an Oracle8i database.

Oracle8 release 8.0 or Oracle7 database or service

Select this option if the database is an Oracle8 or Oracle7 database.

| Note: If you are not sure what version of Oracle you are trying to connect to, ask your DBA.