I am trying to get a sqlnet2(net8) application to work through a firewall to a server that is translated.
(Cp fw-1 4.1 SP3 running on HPUX 10.20)
The TNS redirect packet from the server (NT-based) is improperly translated when passing through the firewall, the servers address (in the data portion of packet) is correctly translated BUT it also translates the port parammeter (the problem). This results in the client(external) trying to connect to a ‘bad’ port on the server. The fw does not translate this port back to what the server is expecting (because this is a new connection?). The log shows only the port #’s and never rejects/drops, sqlnet1 service has been removed, automatically generated NAT rule using static type address translation, and rule using the sqlnet2 service.
How can I keep the fw from translating the port parameter in the data portion of TNS redirect packet? What else do I have to do to get net8 working?