Re: Oracle hangs on select statement on certain computers

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:52:27 GMT, ianal Vista <ianal_vista_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

>12151, 00000, "TNS:received bad packet type from network layer"
>// *Cause: Internal error.
>// *Action: Not normally visible to the user. For further details, turn
>// on tracing and reexecute the operation. If error persists, contact
>// Worldwide Customer Support.

I've seen this on a system with an intermittent network cable that would cause irregular hiccups on large data. In other words, the OP should probably check the layers below Oracle right down to the metal. About one of the worst problems to track down!

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