Re: Oracle 8i with Forms 6i and Firewall

Seems that McAfee Virus Scanner (7) caused the problem. Without it works...

Gerrit

Karsten Farrell <kfarrell_at_belgariad.com> wrote in message news:<MPG.19650296ca856eb29897d8_at_news.la.sbcglobal.net>...
> gkrull_at_gmx.com said...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I use Oracle 8i Server and Client and Forms 6i on one machine. After
> > installing McAfee Firewall I can't connect with Forms 6i anymore.
> >
> > I get the message 'TNS-12571: TNS:packet writer failure'
> >
> > This happens no matter if the firewall is enabled or disabled. Only
> > uninstalling the firewall helps. The same happens with ZoneAlarm. I
> > tried the latest Oracle patchset. Same result.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > BR,
> >
> > Gerrit
> >
>
> If you have access to Metalink, you might want to browse thru Note
> 125021.1 - Oracle Connectivity with Firewalls. It offers a couple of
> workarounds, depending on your preferences (and O/S).
Received on Tue Jul 01 2003 - 08:01:18 CDT