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Re: Seeking opinions on firewalls

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 09:58:09 -0000
Message-ID: <3c7dff3c$0$238$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>


they shipped us enterprise edition media for our std edition license a couple of times. Thats kind of a surprise as well.

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Niall Litchfield
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"Paul Drake" <paled_at_home.com> wrote in message
news:3C7C9450.40202_at_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 Thu Feb 28 2002 - 03:58:09 CST

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