RE: Two remote access questions

Justin,

There are lots of ways to do what you ask. You might get more replies if you
were more specific about what you need to do.

1) Windows terminal would not be very good for working on AS/400, but if you
wanted to use it you could probably dial into an ASCII workstation
controller with a modem attached to it. You could use an old copy of Client
Access or Personal Communications 5250 with SNA support to dial directly to
SDLC line on 400, but you would need synchronous hardware on your PC. IMO,
you would be better off to configure a PPP connection on the 400, use
Windows DUN to dial into it, and use Client Access or other TN5250 emulator
for your terminal.

2) What do you want to do over the dialup connection? You could use SNA/SDLC
and then you would have several solid built in connectivity applications
(display passthrough, SNADS, DDM, etc). You could also use TCP/IP and its
applications. If you really want to dial a BBS, you could create an async
line, controller, and device and use ITF as your terminal program (STRITF).
If you want your 400 to act like a BBS or talk to a BBS programmatically,
you will need to buy or write some async software to do it.

-Marty

Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 14:37:08 -0600 
From: "Haase, Justin C." <Justin.Haase@Kingland.com>
Subject: Two remote access questions

Folks,

I checked out the archives before this post, found a lot of stuff, but not
much with specifics on these two questions.  Wondering if anyone has a link
to a page with instructions to do this or whatnot.  Here goes.

1.  Is it possible to dial-in with your PC direct to the AS/400 and have a
terminal session - Like just using the Windows terminal program?

2.  Is it possible to have a 400 dial out to either another AS/400 (see
question 1) or to a BBS?

Thanks in advance for any assistance w/ this.

Justin C. Haase
Midrange Systems Engineer - Kingland Systems Corporation
IBM Certified AS/400 Systems Administrator
Microsoft Certified Professional
phone - 641.355.1035
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