Re: ASCII workstation controller

You can do SDLC over ASCII (ala Client Access) on the Ascii WSC, however,
from my experience the performance is terrible.  Check out PSIs 3164 if you
must connect to the ASCII controller.  Nina's suggestion of Dial up IP via a
RAS server is DEFINITLY the way to go.  There are just som many ways of
implementing this solution depending on existing hardware that it is
difficult to recommend the "best" way to do it.  If there is no other
networking equipment or RS server, you really can't beat a hardware based
RAS server that connects via ethernet.  Pretty reasonable, easy to configure
and VERY FAST.
Carl Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
http://cgalgano.home.mindspring.com
mailto://cgalgano@ediconsulting.com
(770) 422-2995

-----Original Message-----
From: nina jones <ddi@datadesigninc.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: ASCII workstation controller


|> More questions about using an ASCII Workstation Controller Model 6141:
|>
|> The client has an AS/400 Model 400e at V3R7 with the 6141 controller.  He
is ordering a new 170 soon and will have both units in place by spring.
Until then at least I'd like to use the 6141 controller and dial-in and use
Code/400 to upload and download code.  I have no experience with
communications, and while the client is cooperative and pleasant, their only
experience is with this controller, a 9600 modem, and Dial-3x which is just
not suitable for my situation.
|
|hm..  i haven't used the asc controller very much, but i think it's to
communicate with ascii type devices.  i think client access has an ascii
controller option, but i've never used it.
|
|a 170 comes with an ethernet or token ring board.  you could get a hub, and
a remote access server.  using the ras, it's easy to call in remotely using
a tcp/ip connection.  and it's almost as fast as being there.
|
| My questions are:
|
|> 1- At V3R7 can we use Slip or PPP?
|
|i think slip.  i don't think ppp came until later
|
|> 2- Does Client Access work over Slip?  Windows or OS/2, either one, would
be ok.
|
|i think so, but haven't tried it.
|
|> 3- Will a matched pair of US Robotics 33,600 modems give something close
to 33,600 speeds?
|
|> 4- Is there a reasonable place to look up information?  (My  head is
still swimming from looking at the pages and pages of material in the
Redbooks, but I didn't actually learn anything.)
|
|i got information from reading the trade magazines, searching the web, and
trial and error.  i found out about the 8235 remote access solution from an
ibm book called the 30 minute networking guide.  and then last summer they
withdrew the product (growl)  but you can get the shiva equvliant in a 2, 4
port with external modems, or an 8 port with internal modems.  or there's a
perle 833, which i know nothing about.
|
|nj
|
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