Re: Another Telnet Problem (and Solution)

[Vern Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wolfgang

At 09:56 AM 8/1/98 +0200, you wrote:
>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?

INACTTIMO(0) is _supposed_ to mean there is no timeout. We are on V4R1 and
have not experienced what you describe, and INACTTIMO(0) is our setting. FYI

Cheers

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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