Re: Define a PPP dialup to AS400

Support for non-AS/400 userids & passwords (via validation lists - *VLDL)
for PPP & SLIP  was actually added  in V4R2 as part of the OpsNav solution.
 Art is right that SPIs are used by OpsNav to communicate with the host
400, but since they are SPIs they are not externalized. Art is also right
that it would be tricky to implement PPP support via SPI since each is very
specialized and order dependant. The need to be able to configure and use
PPP via greenscreen has been noted - most notibly by LUG (as well as for
many other GUI only solutions besides PPP), since many consultants, etc...
need to be able to manage these things from a central point and may not
even have an OpsNav connection yet.  A PPP solution for this problem is
being looked into.

A previous post also mention 2745 support. That was originally missed (thus
the lack of documentation on it), but is now supported in V4R3 (Client
Access service pak 4 - SF55446)  and V4R4 (I think CA service pak 2)

I know this maybe opening a can of worms :-)......but for those of you who
have used the PPP support, could you give me any feedback on things that
you don't like about it and think should be changed (any why)? Also
anything not currently supported, but you think should?  We are in the
process of trying to 'simplify' as well as expand our support and I thought
that any additional input from those who actually use our PPP support would
be a good thing. No promises though :-).

 Additional late breaking information can be found on our TCP/IP webpage:
www.as400.ibm.com/tcpip/ppp
This is being continously updated (and is still a bit of a
work-in-progress), and includes additional info on things like ISDN
support, latest PTFs, etc....

Thanks,

Mark Bullock
 AS/400 TCP/IP Development



---------------------- Forwarded by Mark Bullock/Endicott/IBM on 12/01/99
11:04 AM ---------------------------

"Carl Galgano" <cgalgano@ediconsulting.com> on 12/01/99 09:28:44 AM

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Art:
Thanks, that may be what I am looking for.
CJG

Carl Galgano
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-----Original Message-----
From: Art Tostaine, Jr. <Art@link400.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 9:02 AM
Subject: RE: Define a PPP dialup to AS400


>I think I remember hearing that you can call most of OpsNav functions via
API.  That's all that the
>GUI part of OpsNAv does.
>
>I bet it would be a very tricky project, but as IBM says, they see an
opportunity for a third party
>to add value in this area.
>
>Art Tostaine, Jr.
>CCA, Inc.
>Jackson, NJ 08527
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Larry Bolhuis
>Subject: Re: Define a PPP dialup to AS400
>Carl,
>  THis works down to V4R2 and you MUST use Ops Nav to set it up.  Nearly
all of
>my newer customers have one modem setup for tech support access this way.
I dial
>in with either OS/2 or Windoze DUN.  V4R4 adds support for using a
different list
>of userID/passwords for the DUN connection than is used for AS/400 signon
>security. This list is managed in, you guessed it, OpsNav.
>  Get Ops Nav, Learn Ops Nav, Like Ops Nav.....   It's from IBM, It's here
to
>help!  <bg>
> - Larry
>
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