dh (6/22/2009)
Found an answer for question number 2:https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/f?p=130:14:2551972738979005909::::p14_database_id,p14_docid,p14_show_header,p14_show_help,p14_black_frame,p14_font:NOT,466228.1,1,0,1,helvetica
You actually don't need Linux driver to connect to Oracle I have used Oracle in Solaris, HP and IBM Iseries and all that is needed is the Oracle client for the Windows operating system and your TNSNames.Ora file.
Kind regards,
Gift Peddie