Re: ASCII workstation controller -- MIDRANGE-L

Booth:
Sorry so slow to respond.  There are several ways to implement a RAS server.
We use an NT box configured for RAS services with a 32 port digi board in
the server.  This allow us to have up to 32 simulaneous users (we only have
7 ports active) dial our LAN and access everything on the LAN as if they had
a local connection in our office.  It works well.  However this is not the
only way.  We have also installed a hardware only solution, it is called
QuickStream PRO and is a little box that is attached to the LAN via the hub.
It support up to 3 dial up modems and performs much like the NT RAS allowing
access to all LAN services supporting all major protocols (IPX, IP, NetBeui,
etc.) .  I think the box cost around $900 (Data Comm Whse) plus you have to
buy your modems.  Another way is use a router as a RAS server.  Many routers
have built in RAS servers, and I think also Novell has RAS services. Once
you are connected to the network, getting to the AS400 is as simple as
starting a TN5250 emulator and pointing it to the IP address of the AS400.
HTH,
Carl
Carl Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
http://cgalgano.home.mindspring.com
mailto://cgalgano@ediconsulting.com
(770) 422-2995

-----Original Message-----
From: boothm@ibm.net <boothm@ibm.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: ASCII workstation controller


|You mention a RAS server.   What is that?  How does one set one up?  The
client has a LAN running off the AS/400 as a server.
|
|In <00b301be0b44$05275ce0$01010180@atlpc1>, on 11/08/98
|   at 01:16 PM, "Carl Galgano" <cgalgano@ediconsulting.com> said:
|
|>You can do SDLC over ASCII (ala Client Access) on the Ascii WSC, however,
|>from my experience the performance is terrible.  Check out PSIs 3164 if
|>you must connect to the ASCII controller.  Nina's suggestion of Dial up
|>IP via a RAS server is DEFINITLY the way to go.  There are just som many
|>ways of implementing this solution depending on existing hardware that it
|>is difficult to recommend the "best" way to do it.  If there is no other
|>networking equipment or RS server, you really can't beat a hardware based
|>RAS server that connects via ethernet.  Pretty reasonable, easy to
|>configure and VERY FAST.
|>Carl Galgano
|>EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
|>http://cgalgano.home.mindspring.com
|>mailto://cgalgano@ediconsulting.com
|>(770) 422-2995
|
|>-----Original Message-----
|>From: nina jones <ddi@datadesigninc.com>
|>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
|>Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 6:01 PM
|>Subject: Re: ASCII workstation controller
|
|
|>|> More questions about using an ASCII Workstation Controller Model 6141:
|>|>
|>|> The client has an AS/400 Model 400e at V3R7 with the 6141 controller.
He
|>is ordering a new 170 soon and will have both units in place by spring.
|>Until then at least I'd like to use the 6141 controller and dial-in and
|>use Code/400 to upload and download code.  I have no experience with
|>communications, and while the client is cooperative and pleasant, their
|>only experience is with this controller, a 9600 modem, and Dial-3x which
|>is just not suitable for my situation.
|>|
|>|hm..  i haven't used the asc controller very much, but i think it's to
|>communicate with ascii type devices.  i think client access has an ascii
|>controller option, but i've never used it.
|>|
|>|a 170 comes with an ethernet or token ring board.  you could get a hub,
and
|>a remote access server.  using the ras, it's easy to call in remotely
|>using a tcp/ip connection.  and it's almost as fast as being there. |
|>| My questions are:
|>|
|>|> 1- At V3R7 can we use Slip or PPP?
|>|
|>|i think slip.  i don't think ppp came until later
|>|
|>|> 2- Does Client Access work over Slip?  Windows or OS/2, either one,
would
|>be ok.
|>|
|>|i think so, but haven't tried it.
|>|
|>|> 3- Will a matched pair of US Robotics 33,600 modems give something
close
|>to 33,600 speeds?
|>|
|>|> 4- Is there a reasonable place to look up information?  (My  head is
|>still swimming from looking at the pages and pages of material in the
|>Redbooks, but I didn't actually learn anything.)
|>|
|>|i got information from reading the trade magazines, searching the web,
and
|>trial and error.  i found out about the 8235 remote access solution from
|>an ibm book called the 30 minute networking guide.  and then last summer
|>they withdrew the product (growl)  but you can get the shiva equvliant in
|>a 2, 4 port with external modems, or an 8 port with internal modems.  or
|>there's a perle 833, which i know nothing about.
|>|
|>|nj
|>|
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