Hi Paul, note below On 8/30/05, Paul Drake <bdbafh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. sorry if I miss something but it seems to me that Linux uses shared socket, so there is no need to open the high TCP ports but 1521: it ain't so? Mario from Rome. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l