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The Net8 Assistant allows you to configure and manage your Oracle networking environment. It supports the following features:

Profile
Contains a collection of parameters that determine how the client (or server acting as a client) connects to the Oracle network. It determines how the client uses the features of Net8, such as naming methods, logging, tracing, and the Oracle Advanced Security option. The profile is stored in SQLNET.ORA. SQLNET.ORA is located in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX or ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows platforms.
Click on the Profile icon to configure a profile for either a client or server.
Additional Information: See Using a Profile for more information.
Net Service Names
Net service names are network descriptions of service names. A network description specifies one or more network routes to a service, including any number of Net8 components. Net service names may be stored in local configuration files, an Oracle Names Server, or an external naming service.
If you do not plan to use either Oracle Names or an external naming service, you may configure net service names and addresses locally with each client. Double-click on the Net Service Names folder to configure net service names locally to TNSNAMES.ORA. TNSNAMES.ORA is located in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX or ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows platforms.
Additional Information: See Using Net Service Names for more information.
Listeners
Net8 coordinates its sessions from a client to a service with the help of a listener. A listener is a process that receives and responds to client connection requests for a database instance. Double-click on the Listeners folder to display and configure existing listeners on the network, or to add a new listener. Listener information is stored to LISTENER.ORA. LISTENER.ORA is located in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX or ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows platforms.
Additional Information: For more information, click on Using Listeners.
Oracle Names Server
Oracle Names Servers provide a distributed naming service that helps to simplify the set up and administration of your Oracle network. Double-click on the Oracle Names Servers folder to configure, manage and operate Oracle Names servers. Configured information for an Oracle Names server is stored to NAMES.ORA. NAMES.ORA is located in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX or ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows platforms.
Additional Information: Using an Oracle Names Server.

Profile	Contains a collection of parameters that determine how the client (or server acting as a client) connects to the Oracle network. It determines how the client uses the features of Net8, such as naming methods, logging, tracing, and the Oracle Advanced Security option. The profile is stored in SQLNET.ORA. SQLNET.ORA is located in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX or ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows platforms. Click on the Profile icon to configure a profile for either a client or server. Additional Information: See Using a Profile for more information.
Net Service Names	Net service names are network descriptions of service names. A network description specifies one or more network routes to a service, including any number of Net8 components. Net service names may be stored in local configuration files, an Oracle Names Server, or an external naming service. If you do not plan to use either Oracle Names or an external naming service, you may configure net service names and addresses locally with each client. Double-click on the Net Service Names folder to configure net service names locally to TNSNAMES.ORA. TNSNAMES.ORA is located in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX or ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows platforms. Additional Information: See Using Net Service Names for more information.
Listeners	Net8 coordinates its sessions from a client to a service with the help of a listener. A listener is a process that receives and responds to client connection requests for a database instance. Double-click on the Listeners folder to display and configure existing listeners on the network, or to add a new listener. Listener information is stored to LISTENER.ORA. LISTENER.ORA is located in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX or ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows platforms. Additional Information: For more information, click on Using Listeners.
Oracle Names Server	Oracle Names Servers provide a distributed naming service that helps to simplify the set up and administration of your Oracle network. Double-click on the Oracle Names Servers folder to configure, manage and operate Oracle Names servers. Configured information for an Oracle Names server is stored to NAMES.ORA. NAMES.ORA is located in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX or ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows platforms. Additional Information: Using an Oracle Names Server.