Re: Oracle listener redirect configure help

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On Dec 2, 3:03 pm, TeamGracie <BrianSu..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Folks,
>
> I have a question about the Oracle listener configuration.  When a
> listener is configured, and a DNS name is used to populate the
> Hostfield, is it possible to put a DNS name in the hostfield, that is
> not replaced by its resolved IP address before it leaves the server?
>

Why would you want to do that? Unresolved DNS names would cause the listener to fail as no valid adderss would exist upon which to listen for connections.

> For instance-
> I would like the redirect packet to contain the fields:  protocol=TCP
> hostfield: somednsname.com port=15121
> When the packet leaves the server and hits its host, I would like the
> hostfield to still read the dns name, instead of the resolved IP
> address.
>
> Is this possible?
>

Why?

> Also, would it be possible to set up a listener to include an IP
> address in the hostfield that is not a valid routed IP addy?  So, if I
> wanted the redirect packet to contain an IP address that was not known
> by the server, could I do this?
>

No, the listener would have no valid address upon which to listen. Your users would likely receive a "TNS-12541: no listener" error.

> Thanks for the valued info guys / gals.
>
> -BWS
Of course you could test this on your own and post the results, as none of us has a listener configuration to be tampered with.

David Fitzjarrell Received on Tue Dec 02 2008 - 15:44:26 CST