Re: Problem with network access Oracle 10g

From: Frank van Bortel <fbortel_at_home.nl>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:09:22 +0200
Message-ID: <71f79$4c6bdb83$524ba3af$23161_at_cache3.tilbu1.nb.home.nl>



On 08/11/2010 12:22 AM, JR wrote:
> Hello folks
> I’m trying to find a solution for a strange problem.
>
> First, let me say that my knowledge of Oracle is almost nil. I’m the
> local Windows tech support, am am trying to help the Oracle admins to
> fix this.
>
> We have a Oracle 10g server which was set up in a fixed IP Windows
> 2003 server (call it server1, temporary IP 111.111.111.111). After it
> was set up, everything seemed to go ok: every other workstation could
> access it via web portal (http://server1, and application at
> http://server1/pls/prt)
>
> However, we have now changed the IP of the server to it’s definitive
> (call it 111.111.222.222); since then, the only workstations that can
> access http://server1 are workstations with fixed IP; any workstation
> that uses DHCP-assigned IP gets “page doesn’t exist). I’ve tried
> putting the servers name+IP on the workstations host file, but no
> luck. Also, many workstations with fixed IP can only reach the basic
> portal (http://server1); reaching http://server1/pls/prt is reserved
> for a few…
>
> The workstations can ping the server’s IP at will, and can access it
> using Windows remote access. I tried a tracert from both the
> DHCP-based and the fixed IP workstations, and the results were the
> same: path was straight from PC to server. All Oracle servers seem to
> be running, except “OracleCSS”, which is allways in a state of
> “starting”.
>
> We’re pretty much running out of ideas. Anyone knows something we may
> try? Did the change in the server’s fixed IP ruined some internal
> config?

Check your httpd.conf file (it's in %ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/conf). It will listen to a specific name/IP address - change that, restart the http server, using OPMNCTL and you're up-and-running.

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Regards,

Frank van Bortel
Received on Wed Aug 18 2010 - 08:09:22 CDT

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