Re: 7852-400 Syn/Asc Question

You can do this but it's a relative hassle because to do sync in a PC you
need it to be attached to an SDLC card in the PC.  For dual use
(sync/async) you need to have an A/B switch from the modem with A to the
sync card and B to the serial port.  Not really a great situation.

Since the SDLC resource on the AS/400 is what you have to dial in to, I
recommend that you go with a Hayes Optima voice/data modem with the
autosync feature.  This allows you to do both async and sync from one
PCMCIA, internal ISA, or external model.  

You can get all your async stuff (BBS, Internet, etc.) directly from the PC
and still get your sync stuff via autosync emulation software (ie:  Synapse
WinAPPC, http://www.synapse.com).  This will autodial your AS/400 (ECS
line?) SDLC resource, connect, and display signon display.  Voila!

At 04:37 PM 4/28/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Anybody ever use the 7852-400 both Sync and on occasion Async ????
>
>I want to put an remote emulation card in a new PC and try to get
>by with only one modem.... 
>
>The 7852-400 can do both but I'm not crystal clear on how you 
>would switch it over for async operations, to say, access the web....
>
>I realize you can throw some dip switches but I would like to avoid that
>if possible and maybe just execute simple dial string to intialize
>the modem for async operations.....
>
>I gonna run Personal Communications for the Sync side but I also
>want to be able to do web stuff....



Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Specializing in connecting PC's, Windows, MAC's, and LAN's to the AS/400
Representing Synapse, Apple, IBM, UDS, MI, DCI, Netsoft, etc.
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@wco.com
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