thanks, for your answer. So when we say, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <connection-url>jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.10.10.26::orapdpc</connection-url> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- we can be sure that the database has to be on machine 10.10.10.26 and not anywhere else. Regards View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4247372#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...