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Thanks Richard I will pass this info to the EDS FM Ops team who look after our AS400s. I'm out of my depth here -I just write VB AS/400 Client/Server apps. Dave ---------- > From: rgh@us.ibm.com > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > Subject: Re: TCP/IP Disconnected Sessions With Rumba > Date: Monday, 10 January 2000 16:30 > > David, > One reason a display session would disconnect is the inactivity timer. At > V4R3 and earlier, this is set in CHGTELNA with the inactivity timeout > parameter and the system value QINACTITV. The lower value is the > inactivity time for the session. You should set CHGTELNA inactivity to 0 > which forces the session inactivity timer to use the system > value(QINACTITV). In V4R4 the inactivity parameter in CHGTELNA was > eliminated. > > MaryLou describes printer emulations that disconnected when the client PC > loses power with active sessions. The telnet server uses timemark(Set in > CHGTELNA timemark parameter) to see if the client session using that device > is still active. At V4R3 and before, the timemark was enhanced to allow it > to free up the device when a PC workstation with an active session powered > down. There are 5769TC1 PTFs at V4R3 and earlier that allow the timemark > to operate faster when a lost session is disconnected. The cover letter > of the PTF tells how to activate the enhanced timemark. At V4R4, the > telnet server uses the TCP protocol keep alive logic to determine if a > session is not responding. This would end the job on a display or printer > device seconds after detecting the host is not responding. And since it > is TCP, it works on any network environment. > > The net is Inactivity time is the amount of time a session can be inactive > before being disconnected or ended. Inactivity timer only applies to > display sessions. The timemark is used to determine when a host is no > longer responding that will frrree up the device. Timemark can be used for > printer or display devices. > > Richard G. Hartmann AS/400 TCP/IP, Telnet Server/Client, Workstation > Gateway, Print Server development > e-mail: rgh@us.ibm.com > > > Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 18:10:48 -0500 > > From: MaryLou Atwell <matwell@interboro.k12.pa.us> > > Subject: TCP/IP Disconnected Sessions With Rumba > > > > Hi, > > > > Our district used Rumba for quite some time after IBM dropped it from > the > > Client Access line some time ago. It did provide alot easier set up for > > the printer emulations. I did find though that there was difficulty on > a > > user reconnecting if for whatever reason the session ended. Be it a pc > > lock up or some sort of disconnect. The only way I was ever able to > fix > > it was to have the user call me, then I would go thru "wrkcfgsts *dev > Find > > that pc description, and vary it off, and then vary it back on. After > > calls to WallData, it was never fixed, and I was quite unhappy with that > > aspect of the product. Yes, there are parts that are great, however, > in a > > WAN of 400 pc's, and they might all disconnect at the same time, > > well.... I have switched back to Client Access for that among other > > reasons. I'm not totally thrilled with Client Access but, at least > > I'm supported with it in some ways. I just was never given a reason or > a > > way to fix it... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From:DAVID BULOG [SMTP:d2ba@xtra.co.nz] > > Sent:1 January 2000 22:31 > > To:MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > > Subject:TCP/IP Disconnected Sessions with Rumba > > > > > > Happy New Year all > > At work on our big boxs we are using Rumba Office/95 connected via > TCP/IP > > as a term emulator.I am having a problem where out of the blue the Rumba > > Session gets disconnected (you get a blank screen-no sign on).Upon queri > > the AS/400 my session still shows varied on. > > I was wondering if I can have a list of commands to check any suggested > > parameters on a "Virtual Controller". > > Using Netsoft Elite via SNA does not give us any problems only TCP/IP !! > > > > I have been on this list for the past year and a half but have mostly > > worked on HLLAPI and Client Server > > programs via VB so I do not know much aboubt the AS/400 internal working > > despite having a model200 > > and some old E20s at home > > > > Dave B > > > +--- > | 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 +---
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