Re: IPC / Bequeath protocol

Erwin Dondorp wrote:

> > IPC
> This is a socket based protocol for local communication on UNIX.
> This is implemented by the UNIX kernel and is also known as the AF_UNIX
> protocol
> (TCP/IP is also implemented by the UNIX kernel and is known as the AF_INET
> protocol)
>
> > BEQueath
> This is a shared memory protocol implemented only by Oracle clients/servers.
> This is supposed to be slightly faster than IPC, because there are fewer
> kernel roundtrips.
> But it does not show up in the usual nerworking tools like 'netstat'.
>
> Erwin
>
> "Daiminger, Helmut" wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I'm kinda confused what the difference between IPC (e.g. in listener.ora)
> > and bequeath protocol (e.g. in tnsnames.ora) is.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Helmut
> >
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> > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
>
> --
> Erwin Dondorp
> <http://www.wxs.nl/~erwindon>

How do you actually use an IPC connection? I use BEQ and TCP all the time, but I've never actually seen an instance where IPC is implemented. Received on Wed Sep 08 1999 - 13:57:28 CDT