Net8 Assistant is a tool to help you to configure and manage the Oracle networking environment. The following Net8 features and components are available to configure and manage with Net8 Assistant:

Service Naming

You can create or modify network descriptions for database services in a tnsnames.ora file, directory server, or an Oracle Names server. Network descriptions, called connect descriptors, are mapped to connect identifiers that clients use in their connect strings during a database connection.

Listener

You can create or modify a listener, a process on the server that receives and responds to client connection requests for a database service.

Profile

You can create or modify a profile, a collection of parameters that determine how the client connects to the Oracle network. You can client parameters for naming methods, logging, tracing, external naming parameters, and the Oracle Advanced Security.

Oracle Names Servers

You can create, modify configuration settings for, or control an Oracle Names server.