Re: Oracle Listener

Christopher Luther wrote:

> All,
>
> Our NT based Oracle 8.1.7 lister looks for connections on TCP 1521.
> However, when a client requests a connection, the final TCP port negotiated
> is something other than TCP 1521. I do not see this behavior under UNIX.
> is there some way to configure Oracle 8.1.7 under NT to not port-hop and
> stick to TCP 1521 as does our UNIX-based Oracle server?
>

It's the same behavior everywhere, NT, UNIX doesn't matter. Port listed in listener.ora (1521 in your case) is used for initial handshake only. Listener creates dynamic port afterwards and all further communication is going through that dynamic port. I think it's documented in Network Administration.

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Received on Tue Jan 08 2002 - 23:49:50 CST