Re: Seeking opinions on firewalls

From: Paul Drake <paled_at_home.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 08:07:39 GMT
Message-ID: <3C7C9450.40202@home.com>

Richard Armstrong wrote:

> Can anybody recommend a firewall that can be used with an Oracle database?
> I understand that because of the way Oracle uses port redirection, it is
> necessary for vendors to build Oracle supplied application proxy code into
> their products. The alternative seems to be to open a large number of ports
> for any clients that will need to use SQL*Net via the firewall.
>
> Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richard

Take a look at Oracle's Connection Manager (CMAN) option. Its included with an enterprise edition license. They include it with Standard Edition, but its not licensed with Standard Edition. funny how they do that.

Also - check the technical library on Metalink - lots of papers there for various firewall configurations. http://metalink.oracle.com

Paul Received on Wed Feb 27 2002 - 02:07:39 CST