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look at tcp.invited_nodes and/or tcp.excluded_nodes
-- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA Audit Commission UK "Moritzio" <moritzio_m_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:echftv8fd1vmc50bgrh9qnvjkscruuad6s_at_4ax.com...Received on Thu Dec 11 2003 - 08:23:03 CST
> I'm just starting to develop on Oracle. I just finished the first VB
> sample program that connects to the database. During that test, I
> noticed that several Oracle tools and services are dependent having
> access to the internet, even though the database is on my PC. Zone
> Alarm reports that the several java programs, Listener and Agent
> services want access to the internet, not just my trusted LAN. Since
> all development and testing will be on the internal LAN, I want to
> restrict these programs from accessing or acting as server on the
> internet. If I use Zonealarm to enforce this requirement, agent and
> listener services fail. I have to allow them access to local and
> remote ips or I cannot connect to the database on my own machine.
>
> Is there a way I can be more restrictive?
>
> -Mo
>