Re: Firewall Connection Issue (Timeout)

Couldn't you just create something to generate regular traffic? Say a snapshot of a table that refreshes every 5 minutes?

Toby

"Matt" <kadrovach_at_mediaone.net> wrote in message news:YNpE7.33826$Gd6.788962_at_typhoon.mw.mediaone.net...
> I am using an Oracle 8.1.6 instance on an AIX server that sits behind a
> firewall. It has "links" to other Oracle 8.1.6 databases on the other side
> of the firewall. The database on the secure side of the firewall is used
for
> a WebSphere application server. It seems that the connection between the
> databases is terminated by the firewall (Cisco PIX), if it is not used for
1
> hour. From what my network administrator tells me, this is a normal
> operation by the firewall. The problem that this seems to create is: The
> Oracle database on the secure side of the firewall, does not know the
> connection has been terminated because it did not close it. So when the
> application server tries to use a table that is "linked", the action times
> out, because Oracle seems to be trying to use the terminated connection.
Is
> there any way to correct this problem?
>
> Thank you in advance for your help.
>
> Matt
>
>
Received on Wed Nov 07 2001 - 17:18:18 CST