Re: Model 270 anomalies - PLS comment !

Charly, Larry,
I wanted to get rid of my preconfigured LAN console ...
but couldn't manage to succesfully deactivate this beast.
I need this LAN interface as a normal LAN card and not
dedicated to anything else like console mode.
So my original question must read: is it possible to switch
the card in position C06 to non dedicated mode (means
normal LAN operation) be deactivating LAN console
in DST ? Or do I loose a slot because this is only meant
to be a console slot ?

I still prefer twinax consoles, even with serial console cabling
to PC you don't gain much: ok you then can remote control
that PC through RAS dial in and like this you can even control
your AS/400 in restricted state while being out, but have a
second machine beside, you think you take COM1 and COM2
of your PC to control the second machine likewise, but
OPs console can't !!! It will only handle ONE connection  :---)
So you would have to reconfigure the connections everytime
you want to look at the other machine, come on, IBM, this
cannot be true !

Regards from germany, Philipp Rusch

Larry Bolhuis schrieb:

> Philipp,
>
> > Yes. I believe that a LAN console requires a
> > dedicated LAN card for the exclusive use of
> > the LAN console.
>
>   The geezer iz right, it does. And it must be a FAST card (ie 10/100 or
> 4/16/100 TR) Despite the fact that it will be supporting a single
> device.
>
> > Even if you only have seven slots and they are precious to you...
>
>   Gonna cost you another slot when you figger out that TWO 10/100 cards
> can't run on the same IOP! And if you want Full console support you
> still need the ops console cable and the remote control panel cable
> because LAN console is not complete!
>
>   I'd say save LAN console for LPARs.
>
>   - Larry
>
> now where's my solder iron, gotta go fix up a console....
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