Re: ASCII workstation controller

You mention a RAS server.   What is that?  How does one set one up?  The client 
has a LAN running off the AS/400 as a server.  

In <00b301be0b44$05275ce0$01010180@atlpc1>, on 11/08/98 
   at 01:16 PM, "Carl Galgano" <cgalgano@ediconsulting.com> said:

>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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