Re: What does TNS stand for?

Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:<3EF8DE70.A60A7C63_at_telusplanet.net>...

> a regluar client for it's outgoing protocol. Then there's the coordination
> software, etc. to ensure messages & responses do the right thing, like get to
> the right originating client - in today's world it's a lot like IP-Masq in
> *nix in each direction.
>
> Of course that's mainly for historical interest - now-a-days you'd probably
> use a protocol bridge at the net leyer, below the SQL*Net layer.

Well, you *could* get dedicated protocol bridges back in those days. The real merit of Oracle's solution back then was that each of the bridges would cost you a tremendous bundle, *if* you could find one that would work with the mix you wanted.

Oracle's solution could work in any existing box, provided a NIC was available for each network. Ie, a software solution. And very, very cheap for anyone already using Oracle.

Cheers
Nuno Souto
wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam Received on Wed Jun 25 2003 - 03:20:28 CDT