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  • Subject: Re: Automatic Signon
  • From: Dave Mahadevan <mahadevan@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 15:29:21 -0400
  • Organization: Stoner and Associates

Jeffrey M. Carey wrote:

> Does this just sign you on to the connection or does it pass the info
> to
> the sign on screen, like you used to be able to do?
>
> I've got my PC automatically signing on to the AS/400 connection, but
> PC5250 just comes up with a sign on screen to actually start an
> interactive job.

Jeffrey:

PCS5250 will still come up with the sign on screen.  What you can do
(and ahem I have done it ) is to set up a macro and put it in for auto
play.  Nifty little macros. What will we do without them?  BTW has IBM
fixed the default keyboard map used in the macros (instead of using the
current customized keyboard map?)

> Dave Mahadevan wrote:
>
> >
> > If you use Win95 client it should automatically sign on to the AS400
>
> > using TCP/IP (mine does ..really ).  One thing I suggest is going to
>
> > your windows directory and deleting all .PWL files.  This way you
> have
> > to enter passwords and userids again.  Service Pack 1 should be
> applied
> > to win95 and it is available gratis from Microsoft.  They fixed a
> few
> > problems with the password files.  Also, they a have a freebie
> called
> > TweakU I (user interface) which is nifty little tool for bootmenu,
> > password remembrance etc.
> > BTW, instead of deleting the PWL files  first, rename them with a
> > difffernt extension like PWO or something.  Windows95 is as good or
> as
> > bad as OS400.  Got to be extra careful. <vbg>

Thank You.

Regards

Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net


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