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they shipped us enterprise edition media for our std edition license a
couple of times. Thats kind of a surprise as well.
-- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA Audit Commission UK ***************************************** Please include version and platform and SQL where applicable It makes life easier and increases the likelihood of a good answer ****************************************** "Paul Drake" <paled_at_home.com> wrote in message news:3C7C9450.40202_at_home.com...Received on Thu Feb 28 2002 - 03:58:09 CST
> 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
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