× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.


  • Subject: RE: AS/400 PPP Connection to ISP
  • From: Tim McCarthy <TimM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 11:23:25 -0400

Yes, we do. I can swop config examples if you like.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary L Peskin [SMTP:garyp@firstech.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 9:05 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      AS/400 PPP Connection to ISP
> 
> I have a friend who is trying to connect his AS/400 to an ISP over a
> dial up async line using PPP.  He set up a dial out PPP Connection
> Profile using  Operations Navigator (this is the ONLY way to do it).
> 
> The ISP (MCI/WorldCom) uses dynamic IP address assignment.  This is so
> indicated on the TCP/IP tab of the Connection Profile dialog.
> 
> However, he cannot connect.  A comm trace reveals that all goes okay,
> including Authentication, but the AS/400 won't accept the IP address
> proposed by the ISP and keeps issuing an IPCP Config-Request supply
> one
> of the AS/400's own IP address assigned to an ethernet line.
> 
> I have more details on this negotiation but I was wondering if anyone
> was communicating using PPP to an ISP over a dial out connection?
> 
> TIA,
> Gary
> +---
> | This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
> | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
> | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
> | To unsubscribe from this list send email to
> MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
> | 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 subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---


As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

This thread ...

Follow-Ups:

Follow On AppleNews
Return to Archive home page | Return to MIDRANGE.COM home page

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.