Hi Has anybody used the parameter SQLNET.OUTBOUNT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT when client attempts to connect to host that is unavailable the connection attempt will be bounded to the time specified by the SQLNET.OUTBOUNT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT after which the client attempts to connect to next host in the address list http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/availability/pdf/MAA_WP_10gR2_ClientFailoverBestPractices.pdf __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l