Re: Oracle Connectivity TCP/IP only

gennick_at_worldnet.att.net (Jonathan Gennick) wrote:

>On Tue, 08 Dec 1998 19:33:19 GMT, selvakum_at_tech.iupui.edu
>wrote:
>
>>Consequently, the ipx/spx protocol was readded to ensure oracle DBMS
>>functionality. However, we still require that this protocol is removed.=
 How
>>do we do this so that the TNS listener ONLY communicates (or is bound) =
to the
>>TCP/IP protocol.????
>
>I would run the Oracle installer, find the "SPX Adaptor" in
>the list of installed products, and uninstall it. Once
>you've done that, I believe you should be ok.

You should also modify your TNSNAMES.ORA and LISTENER.ORA files so that no services attempt to use IPX/SPX any more. You can do this with Net8 Assistant or a text editor.

HTH,
Peter

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Peter Schneider
pschneider_at_knuut.de Received on Wed Dec 09 1998 - 16:21:11 CST