RE: FW: Telnet on the AS400

You could try IBM's Connection Program/400 for UNIX Environments.
Provides both e5250 and x5250 programs (from dumb terminals, or
X-Windows).
Also, there IS a Client Access/400 for Unix - developed by another
company (StarQuest ?) in conjunction with IBM.



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric [SMTP:Eric@norcov.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 2:17 PM
> To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: FW: Telnet on the AS400
> 
> I have several dumb terminals.  Some are accessing a unix server and
> others 
> are accessing the AS/400.  I would like some of my users to be able to
> 
> telnet from the unix box to the AS/400.  Does anyone know where I can
> find 
> a UNIX TN5250 telnet client?  TIA.
> 
> Eric Kempter
> Commair Mechanical Services
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Townsend [SMTP:townsend@patownsend.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 3:39 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: FW: Telnet on the AS400
> 
> It's very possible and done thousands of times every day. Here's a
> sketch of what you need to do:
> 
> 1. Configure TCP/IP on the AS/400. You can use the CFGTCP command to
> get
> to the basic set of options.
> 2. Configure the Telnet server on the AS/400 (CFGTCP, option 20,
> etc.).
> 3. Start the Telnet server (strtcpsvr *telnet)
> 4. You might want to change the setting for QAUTOVRT option to allow a
> number of terminal sessions.
> 5. Get a good Telnet client and you are ready to go. Client Access,
> Rumba, Attachmate, and many others have Telnet clients. You really
> want
> the TN5250 flavor of Telnet. It maps keys much better than standard
> VT100 emulation.
> 
> Good luck!
> Patrick
> 
> 
> bmegenity@ruskin.com wrote:
> >
> > Our LAN administrator posed this question to me and unfortunately I
> don't
> > have the answer. Can anyone out there help me/us out? We are running
> on
> > an AS/400 model 510, OS/400 V3R7. What are the advantages to waiting
> for
> > V4R2?  Thanks for your help...
> >
> > What would be required to set up a basic Telnet session on the 400.
> I
> > would want to run a simple Telnet terminal on a pc workstation that
> could
> > use TCP/IP via our LAN and connect to the 400. Is it even possible
> ??
> > Thanks for any info
> >
> > Thanks for the assistance.
> >
> > Bill Megenity
> 
> Patrick Townsend                       mailto:townsend@patownsend.com
> Patrick Townsend & Associates, Inc.    http://www.patownsend.com
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