The listener is identified by a protocol address. Clients must also be configured with the same address. The following table describes the parameters used by the supported Oracle protocols:
Protocol |
Parameter |
Description |
IPC |
KEY |
Indicates a way of identifying the server. Oracle Corporation
recommends using the name of the service |
Named Pipes |
SERVER |
Identifies the name of the Oracle8i database |
Named Pipes |
PIPE |
Identifies the pipe name to use to connect to the server (the same
PIPE keyword you specified on the server with Named Pipes). This name
can be any name. |
SPX |
SERVICE |
Defines the name of the TNS-based application on the network |
TCP/IP and TCP/IP with SSL |
HOST |
Identifies the host name of the server |
TCP/IP and TCP/IP with SSL |
PORT |
Identifies the listener port number |