RE: Flaky FTP

Hmmm...the server and the AS/400 are in the same internal network.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Flaky FTP
> From: "Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, October 31, 2005 2:00 pm
> To: "PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I had a similar problem (not on a timer, but multiple ftp's in a row.
> Found the AS400 was waiting for a response (looked in NETSTAT
> and drilled into details). What response I don't know.
> Rebooting pc did not always clear, and shutting down FTP and restarting
> on AS400 did not always clear it. Wondered if firewall in middle was the
> problem, but had no tech to work with. Never got to bottom of problem,
> except that once I ftp'd the files to a server within the network, then from
> internal Win server to the AS400, it always worked and never failed since.
> Not a good solution, but it works.
> jim franz
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 1:40 PM
> Subject: [PCTECH] Flaky FTP
> 
> 
> > Here's my situation...I have a process that FTPs a file from a Windows
> > XP client to an AS/400 (V5R1) every 15 minutes. Runs like a
> > champ...does everything I want...except it's started getting flaky.
> > Every 10 or so transfers, it doesn't move the data. Here's the script
> > that runs on the XP client:
> >
> > user
> > pass
> > quote rcmd addlible mylib
> > quote rcmd call parsetimex
> > append c:\ta\punch.log hravfa/hptimein
> > quote rcmd call parsetimec
> > quit
> >
> > I've been running comm traces on the AS/400 and Ethereal on the XP
> > client. When it fails, I don't see the append command; when it works, I
> > do. It's almost like it doesn't recognize the append command when it
> > fails. I'm baffled...any ideas? Or better ways of doing something like
> > this?
> >
> > TIA...
> >
> >
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