Jason wrote:
> Here is my situation. I require a database link from either a web app or
> other db system, which are on the outside of two firewalls, to my SQL Server
> 2005 db which is inside the 2nd firewall. The Oracle Connection Manager acts
> as sort of a proxy server and sits in the middle of the two firewalls. The
> client may make requests to the CM and the CM has the ability to communicate
> with the Oracle database. Since the CM and the client or other db mngmt
> system are configured to talk on the same port, the request can be handled
> and the data passed from the CM to where the request originated. Anything in
> the Windows world that accomplishes this?
>
>
>
> "William (Bill) Vaughn" wrote:
>
>> SQL Server connections are handled by the client and the server in entirely
>> different ways. There is no equivalent to this unless you count the SQL
>> Server Surface Area Configuration Utility or Configuration Manager
>> utilities.
>>
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>> "Jason" <Jason@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D8E08170-16FA-4DED-AC57-3878F47D927F@microsoft.com...
>>> I would like to know if there is a comparable tool in SQL Server 2005 to
>>> the
>>> ORacle Connection Manager (link provided to Overview below)
>>> http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oraclenet/htdocs/cman_overview.htm
>>