Re: connection error (retrieveRecordFormat?)

I got the same results with the firewall wide open between my PC and the
AS400.
Any other things that it might help to try?

----- Original Message -----
From: <larry@paque.net>
To: <JAVA400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: connection error (retrieveRecordFormat?)


> Thanks, David - I appreciate your time and help.
> QUSER is enabled and we submit other jobs with the it without problems.
> Unfortunately, I do not have a PC on the AS400's side of the firewall.
> However, I do not see any blocked traffic in the firewall log, either.  I
> suppose I could try temporarily opening a gaping hole in the firewall
> between the AS400 and my PC to try to eliminate it as an issue....I just
> got an ok for that...I will post the results as soon as I test it.
>
> Larry
>
>
> > Your program looks good (I copied it into a test case and it connected
to
> > my AS/400, then crashed because it could not find library ljptest).  In
> > your case the program ends where it does because that is the first time
> the
> > Toolbox needs to access the AS/400.  You talk about your firewall.  Is
it
> > configured for data transmission in both directions?  Do you have a
> machine
> > behind the firewall to see if you can connect to your AS/400 when the
> > firewall is not in the picture?  That will help determine if the AS/400
or
> > the firewall is the problem.  Check the QUSER profile to make sure it is
> > enabled.  The server jobs start as QUSER then switch to the user
specified
> > profile to do actual work.
> >
> > David Wall
> > AS/400 Toolbox for Java
> >
> >
> > "larry/@paque.net" <larry on 05/16/2000 11:10:29 AM
> >
> > Please respond to JAVA400-L@midrange.com
> >
> > To:   java400-l@midrange.com
> > cc:
> > Subject:  connection error (retrieveRecordFormat?)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Please have patience with what's probably a stupid mistake.
> >
> > I am trying to make a demo data queue program from AS400 Network Expert
> > (may/june 2000) work on my system.  I made some modifications to set it
up
> > for my environment but am having trouble getting it to connect to the
> > AS400.
> > The sign on window appears and I fill it in but then it fails with the
> > following error:
> > "java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: no further information"
> >
> > I put the source that is getting the error at the end of this message.
> > Please forgive my primitive debugging. The failure appears to be in the
> > execution of the retrieveRecordFormat.
> > "pList[0]:" & "pList[1]:" both come up but then I get the connection
> > refused error and no "pList[1a]:"
> >
> > I checked the system name.
> > I checked the file name (LJPTEST/PRDMST).
> > The firewall shows activity on ports assigned to the signon server then
on
> > the port mapper and finally on the DDM server before failing.
> > STRTCPSVR *DDM says the server is already active.
> >
> > 1 - Do you see my error?
> > 2 - Where can I look on the 400 for any logging information about what
it
> > thinks is happening and maybe a more explicit error message?
> > 3 - Any other ideas for debugging this type of stuff?
> >
> > Thanks for any help or ideas,
> >
> > Larry
> > larry@paque.net
> > larry@scjins.com
> >
> >
> > Here is the section of code that is executing:
> >
> > public class Inv013Dtaq {
> >   DataQueue dtaqIn, dtaqOut;
> >   AS400 sys;
> >   RecordFormat dtaqFormat;
> >   public Inv013Dtaq() {
> >     sys = new AS400("S100BFDD");
> >     System.out.println("pList[0]: ");
> >
> >     AS400FileRecordDescription recDesc =
> >       new AS400FileRecordDescription(sys,
> >          "/QSYS.LIB/LJPTEST.LIB/PRDMST.FILE");
> >     System.out.println("pList[1]: ");
> >     try {
> >       dtaqFormat = recDesc.retrieveRecordFormat()[0];
> >     System.out.println("pList[1a]: ");
> >       dtaqIn = new DataQueue(sys,
> >         "/QSYS.LIB/LJPTEST.LIB/JAVADTAQO.DTAQ");
> >     System.out.println("pList[1b]: ");
> >       dtaqOut = new DataQueue(sys,
> >         "/QSYS.LIB/LJPTEST.LIB/JAVADTAQI.DTAQ");
> >     System.out.println("pList[1c]: ");
> >     } catch (Exception e) {
> >       System.out.println(e);
> >     }
> >   }
> >
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