protocol parameters

The listener, Oracle Names server, and Oracle Connection Manager are identified by a protocol address. Clients that want to use these services must also be configured with the same address. The following table describes the parameters used by the supported Oracle protocols:

 

Protocol

Parameter

Description

IPC

PROTOCOL

Specify ipc as the value.

 

KEY

Specify unique name for the service. Oracle Corporation recommends using the service name or the Oracle System Identifier (SID) of the service.

Named Pipes

PROTOCOL

Specify nmp as the value.

 

SERVER

Specify the name of the Oracle server computer.

 

PIPE

Specify the pipe name to connect to the database server. This name can be any arbitrary name.

TCP/IP and TCP/IP with SSL

PROTOCOL

Specify tcp as the value for TCP/IP, or specify tcps as the value for TCP/IP with SSL.

 

HOST

Specify the host name or IP address of the computer.

 

PORT

Specify the listening port number.
See Also: Recommended Port Numbers