5394 => Frame Relay

[Eric <Eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

A question for the communications guru.

        We have three sites that are currently communicating via private leased 
lines (paradyne to paradyne).  These sites have dumb terminals that are 
connected to an IDEA controller (5394 equivalent).  We have been trying for 
months to get these sites onto Frame Relay. AT&T is saying that the AS/400 
is not configured correctly because they don't see a problem on their end 
or in the equipment (router, DSU, CSU) that they set up at the sites and 
here.  That isn't the problem because we have another site (with dumb 
terminals and the same controller) that is up and running on Frame Relay 
with an identical configuration.  The latest idea has been to configure a 
single point to point line on the AS/400 and try to diagnose just one site 
instead of two on a multi-point line. All of the lines are configured as 
multi point SDLC lines on the AS/400.  In order to change the configuration 
do I simply change connection type from *MP to *NONSWTPP?  Are any other 
configuration changes required?  Does anyone have any thoughts as to why 
these other sites aren't coming up? Traceroute shows that all of the sites 
are hopping directly to our site.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Eric Kempter
Director of MIS
Commair Mechanical Services

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