Re: Multiple NIC's

From: Paul Drake <drak0nian_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 20 Dec 2003 10:54:09 -0800
Message-ID: <1ac7c7b3.0312201054.6c1e2f8f@posting.google.com>

"Al Reid" <areidjr_at_nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message news:<vu5sbdi45s7914_at_corp.supernews.com>...
> Is it possible to configure Oracle to listen on two NIC's without bridging the networks. This is to solve a short term security
> problem that will be solved after the new routers/switches arrive and are installed.

Al,

If this server has IP forwarding enabled, you're in trouble with 2 NICs. This is not likely. This is an operating system (networking) setting, not an Oracle issue.

Depending upon your OS and oracle version (which were not identified, possibly due to a security risk?) the default listener will most likely listen on all IPs bound to all NICs on the default port.

You may have set your listener(s) to use non-default ports to increase security, in which case you'll have to modify the listener configuration file (listener.ora) and restart/reload the listener(s).

It is customary in this newsgroup to provide you oracle version and operating system info.

Pd Received on Sat Dec 20 2003 - 12:54:09 CST