Communications/Token Ring/Ethernet/TCP/IP Question... ;-)

Hello All,

I'VE "got one for the books", one MOMBO question...

We have various locations across North America that are ALL attached to
a central AS/400 via various means (i.e.19.2 analog leased, 56k digital
and we are are switching ALL of these over to Frame Relay (via AT&T).
Presently the LAN's (all Novell 4.11) at half of the sites are attached
via the frame to of  course form a WAN. These have all been token ring
and we are running Client Access over the frame (the AS/400 is on the
ring) thus reducing the number of control units needed.

We are NOW ready to start bringing on the ethernet sites. We have set up
a Multiple Protocol Router that can handle token ring and ethernet and
have been TRYING to get Client Access to work. We can get an ethernet
machine to hit the AS/400 and create the APPC controller. We fire up
PC5250 and it creates those devices. You can sign on and send a message
or something and then the PC locks up HARD (only way out is to turn it
off and back on.

We are running IPX on the LANS (16mbs T/R and 802.3 ethernet).  We have
brought in a communications consultant, who is VERY good and VERY
knowledgeable, to try to figure out if we are doing something wrong. He
said that the MPR was setup (OK. He said that what we are trying to do
is outdated (still using IPX, the DXMA and DXMC drivers, Windows 3.11,
etc.) and that his others accounts are using TCP/IP, Windows 95, etc.

My REAL question - is ANYONE doing what we are TRYING to do ? We WILL
NOT use Windows 95 (we are planning on migrating to NT...). Are we the
ONLY ones attempting anything like this ?

Sorry for the length of this and I thank you in advance for any help !!!

AND for you fellow USA folks, have a happy and safe 4th 9of July !!!


Chuck


Chuck Lewis
CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET
Indianapolis, IN


"The opinions that are shown, are exclusively my own. All my own, all my

own..." and NOT my employer's (with apologies to Emerson, Lake and
Palmer)...


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