Re: Configuring sqlnet listeners

A copy of this was sent to Kenneth C Stahl <BlueSax_at_Unforgettable.com> (if that email address didn't require changing) On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:08:38 -0400, you wrote:

>I have a machine running two different Oracle 7.3.4 database instances.
>Currently I only have a single listener which is used by both instances. I
>want to split the listener so that I have a seperate listener for each
>instance. Can both listeners use port 1521 or must I configure one listener
>on 1521 and another on 1526. Is there any convention which should be
>followed for separate listeners?

only one process at a time can listen on a given ip address/port.

each physical listener process needs it's own port.

there are no real hard and fast conventions for port numbers. you pick what you want. 1521 is the default.

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