Re: Firewall: use_shared_socket

hi
Where do you specify this Registry entry and what is it's type ? Do you need to specify at the Client PC also ?

Thx
Sam

Tim Kelley <tpkelley_at_winkinc.com> wrote in message news:380F6557.83AC95E3_at_winkinc.com...
> Joe Long wrote:
> >
> > We had the same problem, but the use_shared_socket = TRUE reg setting
> > worked fine for us. Before that however we tried to open up all the
> > ports Oracle server used. I found in the Listener log that Oracle was
> > cycling through a couple of THOUSAND ports in order one at a time.
> > Obviously our security guy flat refused, with good reason. Just for
> > comparison, we are running NT4, SP5, on a DEC Alpha. Hope the info
> > helps.
>
> Unfortunately, I'm using oracle 7 and the "use_shared_socket" fix
> is for oracle8 ... does anyone know of anything that can work
> with oracle 7? Netstat shows me that the oracle server is using
> all sorts of ports, it looks totally random.
>
> I am using a linux firewall and have total control over it. I
> can use tnsping on the oracle server but of course can't open a
> session.
>
> Isn't there some way you can tell oracle7 which ports to use?
>
> --
> Tim Kelley
> tpkelley_at_winkinc.com
>
> subtract "useable" from "unstable" and what's left?
Received on Thu Oct 21 1999 - 15:51:31 CDT