On 8/30/05, Chris Stephens <cstephens16@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > so I found the following in the alert log: > > WARNING: inbound connection timed out (ORA-3136) > > ...not much of anything on metastink or google. > > no profiles are set and the machine is on the same network. > > any ideas on what could be causing this? ...or how to find out what is > causing this? :) Chris, That sounds like a classis case of attempting to obtain a dedicated server session through a listener where NAT or a firewall is involved. The incoming request to the listener is translated inbounds, but the redirected client never finds its port in the storm. One can tnsping and get a reply, but not create a session. Might you have setup iptables whereby all incoming connection attempts are blocked except for those explicitly allowed? That is a laudable objective, but you'll need to open the high TCP ports (>1024) for dedicated server connections. You can restrict the range of ports used in the kernel settings, if desired. I've never seen that message in an alert log - usually messages regarding failed connection attempts are in the listener log file. hth. Paul On 8/30/05, Paul Drake <bdbafh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On 8/30/05, Chris Stephens <cstephens16@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > I recently installed 10gR2 on red hat 3. i am getting disconnected > through toad and isqlpus. i haven't determined the exact lenght of time this > takes to occur yet. > > > > > > i looked in sqlnet.ora for a timeout setting but there is nothing > there. is this default behavior? if so how do i change it? > > > > > > thanks, > > > chris > > > > > > > Chris, > > > > Unless your DBA has set profiles that limit connect time, this is most > likely a networking issue. Even with a resource limit of connect_time, it > would still just "snipe" the session, not kill it itself until another call > is made. > > > > Is the oracle client on the same LAN as the oracle server - meaning, do > you traverse a router or firewall where NAT/IP masquerading is involved? > > > > An easy way to tell is if a netstat (from the client desktop) returns a > high port and an IP address different than that of the oracle server. > > > > You might consider enabling keep_alive settings in the oracle network > configuration files. > > Metalink has various notes covering this, as well as the Networking > guide available via OTN. > > > > As far as iSqlplus, I haven't a clue. Never used it. Knew that there was > an exploit for itearly on, so I never installed it. > > > > hth. > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > #/etc/init.d/init.cssd stop > > # f=ma, divide by 1, convert to moles. > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- #/etc/init.d/init.cssd stop # f=ma, divide by 1, convert to moles.