Hello oh you great masters of Database: I come to you with a humble question version 9.2.0.6 on hp-ux 11i11 I have query like this: select * from a, b@site1 b c@site1 c where a.col1=b.col2 and b.col3 = c.col4 I supposed that the local database should send to the remote database something like this: select * from b,c where b.col2=:1 and b.col3 = c.col4 but.... nooooooo it sent select * from b where b.col2=:1 and select * from c where c.col4=:1 and do the join locally Any ideas about the exposed case? Thanks in advance -- Alfonso Leon -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l