using Xdisplay for DBCA

[vr76413]

Hi all..

We are using Solaris 10 and Oracle 10gR2.

Iam trying to invoke DBCA usig GUI screens ( using Hummingbird software) here on my windows Desktop...Looks like the port that uses the communication for DBCA is blocked.

Basically, here is what iam doing as oracle user:

# DISPLAY=10.xxx.0.xxx:0;export DISPLAY
# cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
#./dbca


It just hangs ...

looks like some port on the server is blocked from sneding the info back to my desktop...I spoke with my network team, and they block all the ports unless we tell them to open it.

so how do i find out what port is the server trying to communicate with my desktop ?

thanks
Ron

[davey23uk]

why not just tunnel everything through an ssh connection and just have port 22 open

[vr76413]

we dont use SSh, but use Secure CRT..and it uses port 22 as well..It works great on my test box, but test box has most of the ports open...while prod box is very tight lid.

http://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/

Thanks
Ron

[dbasan]

Hope you have set the display to your local host?

Check with your network admin and ask them to monitor your system when you connect using Hummingbird, and look for the packet transfer. They have the control here. Once packet exchange between the server and your local host is established then there should be no troubles. In other words open the port.

[dbasan]

we dont use SSh, but use Secure CRT..and it uses port 22 as well..It works great on my test box, but test box has most of the ports open...while prod box is very tight lid.

Secure CRT is not a protocol.

Hope you are not aware of Secure CRT which uses SSH1 protocol . Open the port and its all set.

[vr76413]

thanks dbasan
...

When you say " Open the port and its all set.", which port are u referring to ?..

Ron

[davey23uk]

if you have port 22 open then use ssh - it saves you having to work out what ports it is running on and save making changes to firewalls etc

[jennifer2007]

hi dearest all,

I remember something like issuing the command at the root user:

# xhost +

to give any user access at any point

[dbasan]

thanks dbasan
which port are u referring to ?..
Ron

You know by now, Its port 22 which ssh uses.

[vr76413]

ok..I know ssh uses Port 22, but here is what iam missing..

this is what iam doing:
1. I start the humming bird Exceed locally on my desktop
2. then i login into my solaris Server as Oracle
3. The issue my Export command..
DISPLAY=10.235.xx.xxx:0;export DISPLAY
4. $: ./dbca

It justs hangs..

i think Port 22 of ssh is used to send the info to Server, and when when oracle responds, it sends the info ( in my case the GUI screen) back to my desktop in another port...How do we find that port number ?...I think that Port is blocked here recently.

Any help is appreciated...

thanks
ron
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