Re: Accessing Oracle server from client which is behind firewall/proxy on intranet

"Bilal Muddassir" <bilalmuddassir_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<aocfe2$kit6u$1_at_ID-115987.news.dfncis.de>...
> Hello
>
> If my client host is on an intranet and there is a proxy server or firewall
> between the client and the rest of the Internet, how can I use Oracle client
> applications like SQLPLUS etc on the client host and connect to an Oracle
> server connected to the Internet outside the intranet?
>
> Do I need to ask the proxy/firewall administrator to open the tcp/1521 port?
>
> -Bilal

Bilal,

Yes he has to open 1521 for your SQL net calls. In addition YOU have to add a parameter use_shared_socket=true to your registry

Victor Received on Sun Oct 13 2002 - 17:54:33 CDT