Re: ODBC and Bequeath on NT with RDBMS 7.3.4.0.0

You might try automatic_ipc = off in sqlnet.ora bequeath is interprocess communication only, if you are on the server and automatic_ipc = on bequeath will be used even if you didn't configure it.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

Allen Hulse CDP MCP wrote:

> I have a new NT service to run on our call center production server
> running NT 3.51 and Oracle 7.3.4.0.0.
> The service uses ODBC to connect to a Telephone switch with Oracle
> 7.3.2.0.0.
> This works fine on a development server. but on the Production server
> the trace file shows that we are trying to connect with the Bequeath
> protocol and we get DrWatson dumps for a 16 bit ODBC driver.
> Sqlplus connects to the switch OK using the TNSNames entry and ODBC is
> configured to look for The TNSNames entry.
>
> I am Guessing that The protocols installed on the Server are causing
> Multiple Protocol Interface to be used by ODBC (Oracle 2.5) because of a
> message in the trace file that TNSNAV.ORA could not be found and that
> that is invoking a new (Bequeath) pump.
>
> Any thoughts, or things to check and try would be appreciated TIA.
> Allen
> --
> * A. Allen Hulse CDP MCP * * Network Administration * Oracle DBA *
> ahulse_at_serv.net or allen.hulse_at_premera.com

Received on Tue Feb 02 1999 - 12:43:33 CST