Re: Telecommuting???

At 04:24 PM 8/20/97 -0400, you wrote:
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>TO:    MIDRANGE MIDRANGE  MIDRANGE-L@MIDRANGE.COM
    
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>FROM:  SMITHRK  OSURF     Ronald K. Smith
      
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>DATE:  August 20, 1997
>TIME:  04:23:26 PM EDT
>SUBJECT:       Re: Telecommuting???
         
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>David,
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>I have been uning TN5250 to my 400 from home for several years.  I am 
>using TN5250 for OS/2 using a 33K modem.  As long as I only need a 
>single session, I find that I can do everything that I do here in the 
>office.

Most TN5250 emulators support multiple sessions (check out Attachmate, WRQ,
PCOM etc.) Disclaimer:  I have no interest in any of the mentioned products.

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>I am not a developer, but I do a lot of transactions.  No printer is a 
>problem.  I would say that a 33.6 line to a good ISP would work very 
>well.  Make sure you have a good monitor a home.  That is my main 
>problem.

Printing can be accomplished by using LPD software on the PC side and
creating an outq (V3R1 or higher) that points to the IP address of your PC.

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>Ron Smith
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>Ronald K. Smith 
>The Ohio State University Research Foundation
>smithrk?osurf@osurf400.rf.ohio-state.edu
>Tel 614/292-3499        FAX 614/292-6870
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>From: "David Gibbs" <devdmg@silvon-server.uisinc.com>
>To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 09:51:09 CST
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>Subject: Telecommuting???
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>Folks:
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>I'm interested in peoples experiences with Telecommuting for AS400
>developers.
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>Has anyone tried using a VPN via the Internet to folks homes?
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>Is a 28.8/33.6 dialup connection enough for a developer to be 
>effective?  Is an offline source editor necessary?
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>TIA!
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>david
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>David Gibbs
>Sr. Software Engineer
>Silvon Software
>Westmont, IL
>(630) 655-3313 x6479
>http://www.silvon.com
>mailto:david.gibbs@silvon.com
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>Opinions expressed are strictly my own and do 
>not necessarily reflect those of my employer
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