Re: Scanning the network for Oracle Server for a range of IP addresses

From: Hans Forbrich <news.hans_at_telus.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:38:06 GMT
Message-ID: <iVwad.10734$Ia5.8185@edtnps89>

Latyr_Dev wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I came across this article in Database Journal
> http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3413691
> "In a large IT department, it can be difficult to locate where new SQL
> Server installations were made and how many of those SQL Servers were
> patched, etc. This article explains how to scan the entire network for a
> range of IP addresses to find which boxes have SQL Server instances
> installed......."
>
> Is there any way to perform the same for Oracle ???
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
> Latyr

Actually, the same could be said for any service provided by a passive listener - http, ftp, etc. Just about everyone who has a DSL, Cable or other 'always-on' internet connection has had a port scan in an attempt to find available services that might be exploited.

Oracle has a few solutions to this 'problem' which amount to DNS services of sorts - Oracle Names and Oracle LDAP providing the technology behind that. Like DNS, they need to be updated.

/Hans Received on Mon Oct 11 2004 - 09:38:06 CDT