re: Workstation ID for Client Access

Nathan --
 If (and as far as I know only if) you configure your PC's to use SNA
(either directly or via ANYNET) you can get this done. When you set up SNA
in either case each PC MUST have an identifier in the configuration. Keep
the name to 8 characters or less, first character must be a letter....(etc
etc the usual SNA rules). This becomes the SNA CTL description name on the
AS/400. Then configure a workstation session to use the SNA link with blanks
in the "workstation ID" field. When you start the session, it will be named
as the PC's SNA name (the CTL description name) with "Sx" appended, where x
is 1, 2, 3,.... depending on how many sessions you start.

Be forewarned:
*       This requires the target AS/400 be set up for SNA or ANYNET over
whatever the link to the PC is.
*       If ANYNET is used there will be a job started in QSYSWORK that ALL
your sessions flow through. This can become a performance bottleneck if you
have a large configuration (I have had to isolate the ANYNET job to it's own
memory pool in larger situations -- say 150 to 200 workstations).
*       SNA requires a LOT of code on the PC. You WILL see a performance
impact on the PC.
*       ANYNET causes additional processing on BOTH sides of the
communications link
*       I have run into very tough bugs to shoot when using non-IBM terminal
emulators under ANYNET. Be sure you get the TCP/IP group PTF for your OS/400
release and make sure the support folks include any and all ANYNET related
fixes. They may not all be in the CUME's yet.

I have used ANYNET in several shops that have "TCP/IP ONLY" networks but had
applications that required a predictable workstation name. ANYNET was the
ONLY way to use 5250 emulation in these shops until we got TN5250e. (What a
difference the "e" made in the TN5250 environment!)

If you use this approach .... best of luck!

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I was looking though the Network Station Manager help and saw where I could
give a name to 5250 emulation session with a "+3" or some other number
appended to the DISPLAY_NAME parameter.

This would allow three sessions to be started, all with different names, but
you only need to use the one icon.

E.g.. JOE+3 = sessions named JOE1, JOE2 and JOE3

Is there such an option available in CA.

If we could configure just one session but still have multiple sessions with
different defined names that would be heaps easier and better.

TIA.

Regards,

Nathan Simpson
Australian Wool Handlers
nathansimpson@optusnet.com.au
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George Lemen
Sr. Project Analyst, CIBER Inc
Weyerhaeuser CER Technical Support and Operations Manager
Weyerhaeuser phone: (253) 924-7975;  E-mail: george.lemen@weyerhaeuser.com
CIBER Phone (425) 451-2575 x142; E-mail: glemen@ciber.com
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