Re: Two problems

C.O.Jones wrote:

> Using Oracle 8.1.7 Personal Edition on Windows XP
>
> Problem 1) When my McAfee firewall is running, I can't
> connect to Oracle with any tools, such as DBAStudio.or TOAD.
> Oracle continues to run in the background, but I can't
> connect to it. If I turn off my firewall, the tools work again.
>
>
> Problem 2) Trying to shut down and restart Oracle from
> DBAStudio - shutdown works fine, restart fails when I
> try from DBAstudio. Using Windows Services Manager
> I can restart. But thaqt means I can only have it shutdown
> or open, I cant have the database started or mounted.
>
>
> Has anyone else had either problem? causes and solutions,
> anyone?

Look at Oracle's Connection Manager for dealing with the firewall. Look at what ports are blocked.

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