Re: Attaching AS/400 to Internet

[Vern Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carole,

At 05:34 PM 9/27/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Bob says
>> One of my buddies has a contract in New York state. They need to attach
>> their AS/400(s) to the Internet, to allow remote access for certain
>> programmer types. Is there anyone in that neck of the woods that might
>> be able to help him? (This is not freebie work, he has some funds to
>> have this done.)
>> 
>Look at Bosanova Internet Server.  We have the Bosanova server 
>connected to the ISP using a frame relay line and then the server 
>makes an APPC connection to the AS/400.  Each outside sales person 
>has an internet account and uses that to call into the AS/400 via 
>the Bosanova Server.  The Bosanova server can also be connected via 
>an unlimited dialup account, but frame relay is suppose to allow up 
>to 32(?) users.  We are also using the frame relay line to bring 
>E-mail into Office Vision or CCMAIL for the internet.

Can you say more about why you use the Bosanova? At least from v3r7, there
is direct dial-in to the 400 with a SLIP connection (and PPP, I think, on
at least v4r2) on an RS-232 line—no ISP needed. Or, if you're on a network,
use a router that connects (frame relay, whatever) to the ISP—this is what
we do now. I know security is one big concern for us.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 371-1111 x480
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