Re: using localhost in tnsnames and listner

From: Frank van Bortel <f.van.bortel_at_vnl.nl>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:32:26 -0800
Message-ID: <388F840A.95087218@vnl.nl>

dan wrote:

> I was wondering about the downfalls of using the localhost ip, 127.0.0.1
> rather than the actual computer name or ip in these files. would be used in
> both 8.1.5 and 8.0.5 also running D2k v6 and OEM 2.0.4 on WinNT sp5.
> connecting to both local (on same machine) and remote databases.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan

Nothing wrong with that.
Your machine name will be translated to an ip address anyway, and probably to 127.0.0.1 as last. But TCP/IP is not a very efficient protocol.
Try named pipes, if you insist on a listener, or bequeth. The latter can run without a listener being active, saving memory.

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Met vriendelijke groet/kind regards,

Frank van Bortel
Technical consultant Oracle Received on Wed Jan 26 2000 - 17:32:26 CST