Re: Oracle Client Side Port Number

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:59:27 +0200, Frank <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote:

>Sybrand Bakker wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:57:47 +0200, "Marcin Buchwald"
>> <velvet_at_agora.pl> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have client installation on citrix meta-frame.
>>>For security reasons only a few ports can by opened on this machine.
>>>
>>>I tried opening 1521 - no success
>>>Client side port seems to have dynamic number allocated by OS.
>>>
>>>What I need is to force oracle client to use fixed port number or
>>>small range of numbers. Is it possible?
>>>
>>>Thank in advance,
>>>
>>> Marcin
>>>
>>
>>
>> Search for 'use_shared_sockets' in your doco, or use connection
>> manager
>> (depending on platform and version, which you don't include)
>>
>>
>> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>>
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>
>IF platform=Windows (Citrix, bound to be...) AND version=8.1.7,
>THEN there's a nice bug preventing use_shared_socket...
>
>Tell'm to open some ports, and run MTS for these.
>Or get hold of a SQL*Net-aware firewall, which will
>dynamically "open" the ports, as long as it is SQL*Net
>traffic thru these ports.

The latter suggestion requires shooting a security officer

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Wed Apr 30 2003 - 13:03:32 CDT