Yes, the list includes the node the listener runs on. Julio ________________________________________ From: Nilo Segura [nilosegura@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:09 PM To: QuijadaReina, Julio C Subject: Re: sqlnet.ora and tcp node checking on issue Hello, Minor question : Have you included the node where the listener runs in the list ? Otherwise the listener will not start.. regards. Nilo Segura Oracle Support - IT/DES CERN - Geneva Switzerland On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 8:03 PM, QuijadaReina, Julio C <QuijadJC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > Has anyone run into issues with the listener not starting when sqlnet.ora > includes tcp node checking? It appears that the problem is a computer name > that is not resolvable through DNS - or that it just happens to be turned off > at the time. I am using this setting as part of a security strategy to only > allow certain clients direct access to the database servers. > > This is happening with Oracle 10g 10.2.0.3 on Red Hat 4. > The listener fails to start with message: > > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 10.2.0.3.0 > - Production on 14-JAN-2009 13:54:23 > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Copyright (c) 1991, 2006, Oracle. All > rights reserved. > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Starting > /orapck/oracle/asm/bin/tnslsnr: please wait... > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 10.2.0.3.0 > - Production > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:System parameter file is > /orapck/oracle/asm/network/admin/listener.ora > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Log messages written to > /orapck/oracle/asm/network/log/listener_server.log > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Listening on: > (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC1))) > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Error listening on: > (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=server-vip)(PORT=1521)(IP=FIRST))) > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: TNS-00584: Valid node checking > configuration error > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Listener failed to start. See the > error message(s) above... > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 10.2.0.3.0 > - Production on 14-JAN-2009 13:54:23 > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Copyright (c) 1991, 2006, Oracle. All > rights reserved. > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Connecting to > (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1))) > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:TNS-12541: TNS:no listener > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: TNS-00511: No listener > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: Linux Error: 2: No such file or > directory > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Connecting to > (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=server-vip)(PORT=1521)(IP=FIRST))) > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:TNS-12541: TNS:no listener > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: TNS-00511: No listener > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: Linux Error: 111: Connection refused > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:Connecting to > (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=136.224.32.132)(PORT=1521)(IP=FIRST))) > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr:TNS-12541: TNS:no listener > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: TNS-00511: No listener > > server:ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr: Linux Error: 111: Connection refused > > CRS-0215: Could not start resource 'ora.server.LISTENER_server.lsnr'. > > > > Thanks, > > Julio > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > >-- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l