Can I dial to a NT server with RAS and then connect to AS/400

>>         1.      If we set up RAS on the NT server, can users dial in
from home and then access the AS/400 using Client Access for Windows 95?

        2.      If it is possible, what kind of protocol do I need at
the PC and the AS/400?  Do I have to use TCP/IP?  Can I use MSDLC?

        3.      If Client Access for Windows 95 cannot do the job, are
there any other products that can do the job? <<

Stanley,

I'll take a crack at this one, although it's been a while, and I've
never really personally set up the whole thing.

You can access the AS/400 using RAS. We used Rumba, but I suspect CA can
do it too.

I believe the only protocol you can use with RAS is TCP/IP (about 87%
sure). You cannot bind MSDLC32 to the dialup adapter in Win95 (100% sure
- I tried). Therefore, if you wish to connect to the AS/400 via SNA, you
can must use SNA Server on the NT box. You could also run TCP/IP on the
AS/400 and dispense with SNA, but then you would need to use FTP for
file transfers. If that's not a problem, it's the method I would choose.
If it is, I'd go for SNA server.

hth
Pete


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 - Pete Hall peteh@earth.inwave.com
http://www.inwave.com/~peteh/

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