Re: Changing CA address on laptop

I assume you are using some kind of twinax adapter.  Most twinax "hubs"
or "star panels" I've worked with don't care where a device is plugged
in - as long as there is no address conflict.  So you can have devices
plugged in 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 or 2,5,6,0,1,4,3 or whatever as long as each
device on a port has a unique address.  So I'd plug the three data jacks
into adjacent addresses slots on a port and assign the laptop the lowest
address.  e.g. Dataport A, B, C  plugged into port 1 "addresses" 0,1,2,
device set to address 0.  Hopefully, if you keep your panel neat, this
will prevent someone from sticking anothewr address 0 device into that
port (which would generate an address conflict).  So if you are plugged
into A,B or C, the device is always address 0.  Of course, if the ports
are full, you will blow three slots on one device, however you're only
using one device (I assume the other two data jacks are unused when not
plugged into the lap top) towards the workstation controller maximum of
40.

cherik@execpc.com wrote:

> We currently attach all the PCs to the AS/400 using CA and Personal
> Communications so we can use virtual printing, save PC files to the
> AS/400 etc.   There is no network involved.  The PCs are attached
> through data jacks to a patch panel and hub.
> To accomplish the memo typing, training and presentatiions with the
> laptop, I will need to move it and it's port replicator to different
> data jacks in 3 different locations in the office and make sure it
> attaches to the 400.
> 
> What do you think is the best way to accomplish this?
> 
> TIA
> cheri
> 
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