You can identify a listener by its protocol address. Clients must also be configured with the same address. The following table describes the parameters used by the supported Oracle protocols:
SERVERSpecify the name of the Oracle server computer.|
Protocol |
Protocol |
Description |
| IPC | PROTOCOL |
Specify ipc as the value. |
| KEY | Specify a 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 | ||
| PIPE |
Specify the pipe name to connect to the database server. This name can be any arbitrary name. |
|
| TCP 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. HOST | |
| PORT | Specify the listening port number. |
Oracle Net Services Configuration Overview
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