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Scott, Be careful with the assumption that IP addresses can be mapped to physical devices. If you are using DHCP -- you are using DHCP, aren't you -- it is possible for a physical machine to haev a different IP address every day. Scott Cornell wrote: > We have a need here to be able to perform > manipulations on interactive jobs based on what > physical device the user is sitting at. Used to be > (w/SNA) we could look at the device ID. However, > since we now connect via TCP/IP, a given session > gets whatever virtual device happens to be > available and it's not always the same number. > We're wondering if anybody knows how to > determine the IP address of a given session/job - > since the IP address can be mapped to a physical > device, we could get to where we want to go using > that. > > TIA > > Scott Cornell, Mercy Information Systems > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * > * This is the Midrange System Mailing List! To submit a new > message, * > * send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe > from * > * this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and > specify * > * 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message. > Questions * > * should be directed to the list owner / operator: > david@midrange.com * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the Midrange System Mailing List! To submit a new message, * * send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe from * * this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message. Questions * * should be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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