Re: Async communications problem

I am a bit confused.  If you are connecting via the ASCII controller you
would not have a line/ctrl/dev desc.  The ASCII controller works like the
twinax controller.  Devices are created using the CRTDEVDSP command.  If you
are running CA or another SNA product over it, then the system will create
the necessary APPC controller and devices to support each session you start.

First try something simple.  Define a device using the something like 3164
or other terminal emulation to see if you can get it to work.  Be sureyou
are using a null modem cable and have the modem configed properly.  The
ASCII controller is very picky about how modems are configed.  We use
USRobotics modems exclusivly because we have found them to be cheap,
reliable and easy to configure and use the same modem config on each.  I can
send you that if you desire.

Sometimes APPC over async can be a pain in the butt.  We use it but use IBMs
Personal Comm product rather than CA/400.  It you still can't get it to work
let me know.  maybe you can try to dial one of our boxes to see if your
client or AS400 side is giving you problems,

Regards,
Carl

PS.  I travel quite a bit so somethings it takes me a while to respond.


At 08:15 PM 4/29/97 -0500, Charles Barnard wrote:
>At 08:34 4/29/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>Are you connecting to an ASCII work station controller or a V.24 comm port???
>
>ASCII workstation
>
>>>Help!
>>>
>>>I need to access my client's machine through the async port via modem.
>>>
>>>The initial setup was done by my client, and while it worked (sort of) I
>>>was running into very slow access times.
>>>
>>>In an attempt to fix the situation, I have managed to totally blow it out.
>>>
>>>We're using a Moterola V.3400 modem.
>>>
>>>Currently, the modems talk o.k., and the system seems to get some sort of
>>>connect, (the 400 creates the proper line description for the workstation.)
>>>
>>>Then everything stops, the line is dropped and there are no error messages
>>>on the 400, and the log messages in the CA log file on the pc don't help
>>>me....
>>>
>>>Seems to be failing at the security validation step, but I can't see any
>>>reason for it....
>>>
>>>Running the last CA Beta posted by IBM in Februrary before the release.
>>>
>>>Thanks for any & all help.
>>>
>>>Charles
>>>
>>>Charles Barnard
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>Charles Barnard
>Wizard of Odd
>1451 East Mason St.
>Greeen Bay, WI  54301-3330
>
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>fax   414 436 9010
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