Re: SP 2 firewall problems

"Frank van Bortel" <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in message news:cgib9e$l9t$2_at_news1.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
> Root wrote:
>
>> "Frank van Bortel" <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in message
>> news:cghvg0$l55$1_at_news5.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
>>
>>>Root wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone know how to setup windows sp2 firewall program with oracle? I
>>>>opened up port 1521 but that doesn't do the trick.
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>
>>>That only opens the standard port for incoming
>>>requests - after that, the listener spawns a
>>>process that communicates on a random port;
>>>open all ports for incoming/outgoing traffic
>>>to the same IP-address, using the TCP protocol
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Frank van Bortel
>>>
>>
>>
>> Shouldn't any new port the the listner not be blocked because it is
>> created inside the firewall?
>
> Hey - that's a Microsoft question!
>
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> Regards,
> Frank van Bortel
>

Very true... and even though I think it should... its not. Received on Wed Aug 25 2004 - 15:01:49 CDT