Hi, Are you using a cross-over cable or any active network device (hub, switch, ...) for the cluster interconnect? Also you can search ML as well as MS support for keywords "Media Sense" HTH -- Andrey Yechiel Adar wrote: > We need some help. > RAC, Oracle 10.2.0.3 on windows 2003 servers 64 bit. > > We did a fail over test. We disconnected one server from the network > by pulling the network cable. > The system worked fine, but once in a while a connection will take 6 > seconds instead on 20 ms. > We understand that this happens because the VIP is moved to the second > computer and there is > nothing there to handle calls on that TCP address. > > I would like to know how to shorten the time from 6 seconds to almost > nothing. > -- ________________________________________________________________________ Andrey KRIUSHIN (Oracle9i Certified Master), Oracle products expert "Grid & Consolidation" Competence Center Director ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail: Andrey.Kriushin@xxxxxxxx Mobile: +7 903 593 2408 Phone: +7(4967)744581 (ext: 435) Fax: +7(4967)740754 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l