Definitions for "LISTENER.ORA"
Keywords:  ora, admin, oracle, tns, configure
A listener configuration file that identifies the following for a listener: Unique name Protocol addresses on which the listener is accepting connection requests Services that the listener listens for The listener.ora file typically resides in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX platforms. Oracle9 does not require identification of the database service because of service registration. However, static service configuration is required for Oracle Enterprise Manager.
A listener configuration file that identifies the following for a listener: Unique name Protocol addresses on which it accepts connection requests Services for which it is listening
A configuration file that describes one or more Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) listeners on a server.