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 next 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.
See Also: Recommended Port Numbers