RE: Client Access Question

        On CA V3R2 I opened the AS/400 Connection properties and clicked on help for IP         address.  This is what I got.  

IP address

Displays the internet protocol (IP) address that is being used if you are connected to the AS/400 system using TCP/IP. To change the address, type a series of four numbers ranging from 0 and 255 separated by periods; for example, 9.5.4.123, then click Apply.

Note:

Client Access dynamically searches for the AS/400 IP address every time a connection is made or verified. If it finds an AS/400 IP address on a configured Domain Name Server or in the HOSTS file on your computer, it replaces the address stored on your computer with the one dynamically found. Because of this, any value you enter in this field may be automatically replaced by Client Access later, when a connection is made or verified.

Guy Murphy - FACTS system
University of Illinois
217-333-8670

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Cunningham [mailto:MCUNNING@pct.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 7:33 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Client Access Question

We use the TCP/IP setup of Client Access.  We need to renumber our internal IP numbering scheme this summer with will require a change to the IP address of the AS/400.  When we setup Client Access for TCP/IP if resolves the name using our DNS and appears to save the current IP address in the registry.  When we renumber the DNS name of the AS/400 will be the same but the IP address will change. 

My question is will Client Access detect this change in the IP address for the name and update the registry setting for the IP address and let the user attach to the system ? or am I looking at going to 500 PCs and reinstalling Client Access to get the IP address updated.

I have been trying to figure out a way to test this but I'm not having much luck