Re: Sniffer Tool?

From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:44:28 -0700
Message-ID: <bf46380903161544q79a40250u48e5f250e46c262b_at_mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Manjula Krishnan <oradba.la_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Guys:
>
> Is there a tool out there that would sniff out my network and find all the
> oracle installs, versions, hardware info on the servers etc?
>

You could use nmap (linux) to find ports being used in the range that Oracle uses, typically 1521-1529 would find something if Oracle is being used.

I've used a perl script called pcan to do this.

However you go about it, talk to your security folks before you start a port scan on the network.

Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist

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Received on Mon Mar 16 2009 - 17:44:28 CDT