Reasons for Redirect Packets

(Doc ID 758145.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 24, 2008

Applies to:

Oracle Net Services - Version: 8.1.7.0.0 to 11.1.0.7
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Redirect packet seen in Oracle Net trace, why ?
Example Redirect packet

nsprecv: 00 3F 00 00 05 00 00 00  |.?......|
nsprecv: 00 35 28 41 44 44 52 45  |.5(ADDRE|
nsprecv: 53 53 3D 28 50 52 4F 54  |SS=(PROT|
nsprecv: 4F 43 4F 4C 3D 74 63 70  |OCOL=tcp|
nsprecv: 29 28 48 4F 53 54 3D 31  |)(HOST=1|
nsprecv: 30 2E 33 2E 31 2E 31 34  |0.2.3.45|
nsprecv: 32 29 28 50 4F 52 54 3D  |6)(PORT=|
nsprecv: 31 30 30 30 30 29 29     |10000)) |
nsprecv: normal exit
nscon: got NSPTRD packet

05 and NSPTRD confirm this is a redirect packet

Solution

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