Re: Oracle TCP Ports

In V8: can you limit both hosts and protocols allowed to connect just like V7...

Thanks
Abiye

In article <950777303.18911.0.pluto.d4ee154e_at_news.demon.nl>,   "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote:
> V7 : configure protocol.ora, you can limited both the hosts allowed
and the
> ports allowed.
> V8: include use_shared_sockets=true in sqlnet.ora (which will force
Net8 to
> use one port only).
>
> Hth,
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
>
> <alakew_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:88fv5c$e5h$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> > We are working on implementing an additional layer of security
between
> > web servers and a remotely located Oracle database using access
lists on
> > a router
> > which would permit packets to and from the web servers and database
> > server only though a "port" used by Oracle SQL NET ~ port 1521
> >
> > However when analyzing the network traffic we noticed that the
Oracle
> > SQL NET packets go out through a range of ports in both direction.
i.e.
> > there is no one particular port to filter on...
> > so it's not going to be efficient to use access lists.
> >
> > Has anyone come across this issue even if you were using a firewall
for
> > the security please let me know what kind of firewall rules you
> > implemented
> > also are there any setting within Oracle used to specify the port
it
> > should use for data transfer? and what are the implication of making
> > this change (i.e. does it limit the number
> > of connection to the dB etc..)
> >
> > Thanks for the help
> >
> > Abiye
> >
> >
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