Another Telnet Problem (and Solution)

[Wolfgang Broeker <wolfgang@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

After our Transition to V4R2 we switched two workstations running 
Client Access V3R1M3 from NetSoft Router (DLC protocol) to IP. 
Everything seemed to work fine.

An our later later I got a  call from one of the IP users telling 
me that from time to time his AS/400 screen went black and he had 
to restart the session incl. a new signon. He also complained about 
his outq, crowded with joblogs.

When I looked at my screen I noticed a flickering screen in 
intervals of exactly 120 seconds showing a black screen and 
message code 657 for 2 or 3 seconds and then it returned to a 
normal view (I had "automatic reconnect" checked in my session 
configuration which made this difference). A new job was started 
everytime this happened.

To make a long story short: I solved the problem with the command 
CHGTELNA INACTTIMO(3600) which sets the inactivity timeout value to 
an hour (3600 seconds). The documentation says that this value is 
added to the INACTTIMO parameter (obviously 120 seconds), but I 
don't know where to specify this value wrt. the local AS/400. 
           
The INACTTIMO value was set to 0 seconds before I changed it. If 
this is the default value for this parameter then I can't imagine 
being the only one with this problem. Anyone here with V4R2, using 
CA over IP and flickering or black screens in fixed intervals?

Gruß - Wolfgang

P.S.: Don't forget to stop and restart Telnet or any other server 
      if you change a server attribute.
 
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***            Sat, 01 Aug 1998 08:22 +0200            ***


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