Re: Help CA/400 Twinax file timeouts, Anyone solved this already?

For anyone else that comes across this the solution was a replacement of two
Perle PCI5250 cards. Not sure why there were no errors but the new cards all but
eliminated the problem with the biggest objects.

Roger Vicker, CCP

"Roger Vicker, CCP" wrote:

> Midrange List,
>
> I've checked the archives and the IBM site but before I go to support
> line I thought I would quickly see if anyone on the list already has
> the solution.
>
> We have a lot of Gateway PCs from 133 MHz to 650 MHz connected to an
> AS/400 model 620 via a Perle 454, frame relay and Perle/Affinity Sys
> PCI 5250 cards. CA/400 is V3R2M0 with latest SP. The PCs are running
> Win98 and Win98SE.
>
> Until the last system, the fastest at 650 MHz with 128 Mb, there have
> been very few problems. With this one, whenever any large file
> operation takes place (large file transfer, IFS with a large folder,
> or IFS moving a large file) the function seems to go into la la land.
> Other PC tasks run, unless using Explorer on the large IFS and then
> only new starts are prevented. If you start anything that is CA/400 it
> just goes into the eternal wait also. The tasks can only be canceled
> by the three finger salute (<CTRL><ALT><DEL>) but I can sometimes do a
> Shutdown/Restart, other times it takes a cold boot. I can run the
> exact same function on the slower systems via *.TTO or drag and drop
> with seldom ever a problem, even using the same PC names and cables.
> I've tried un-installing CA/400 and re-installing with a complete
> erase of the folder and re-create of the configuration files.
>
> Thanks to anyone that already has the answer, otherwise I will spend
> the hours on the phone to Support Line.
>
> Roger Vicker, CCP
>
> BTW the keywords I used for the archive and IBM searches were:
> freeze
> lockup
> stall
> time-out
> CA400
> CA/400

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