Re: Multiple service names for a single instance?

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:m5ms7uo0265lvh0nu1167kcgvql4422r82_at_4ax.com...
> On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 14:41:54 +0200, "Janne Keskitalo"
> <Janne.Keskitalo_at_oulu.fi> wrote:
>
> >
> >Is it possible to configure listener.ora so that clients can connect to a
> >single database instance with two different service_name parameters and
port
> >numbers?
> > <clip>
>
> It is not possible. Once you allocate a port number to the tcp
> protocol you can't use any other port. A lousy solution to address
> this problem would be running two different listeners (you'll need to
> define them in 1 listener.ora, but please use the net8 configuration
> assistant)

Why is runnig two different listeners a lousy solution?

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JKe