Re: PC dial up connection to AS400

["Carl Galgano" <cgalgano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stephen:
You could do dial up PPP or SLIP directly to the AS400 comm port (v24).  It
is pretty easy to config and you can use a US Robotics or other similar PC
modem.  Then the dial up PC just configures using WIN DUN (dial up
networking) and use the TN5250 emulator in CA or download the TN5250
emulator from Mochasoft  at www.mochasoft.dk.

Another solution that I really like and that we have installed at many
clients locations is to use a hardware based RAS server.  We have installed
many of the QuickStream Pro RAS server.  It attaches to your network via
10baseT and you can hang up to 3 modems per box on it.  It configures via a
web interface and can do both TCP/IP or IPX/SPX so you can have access to
both the Novell (if you are doing IPX) and the AS400.  Again, the client
side config is the same as above, use DUN and a TN5250 emulator and you are
good to go.
HTH,
Carl
Carl Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
540 Powder Springs Street
Suite C19
Marietta, GA  30064
770-422-2995
mailto: cgalgano@ediconsulting.com
http://www.ediconsulting.com
EDI, Communications and AS400 Technical Consulting

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Hunt <HuntS@Harvestime.co.uk>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 11:08 AM
Subject: PC dial up connection to AS400


>We have a remote site that now requires dial up access to our AS400e for a
>couple of hours each day (for simple 5250 green screen and printing).
>
>What would be the simplest method to link them up (and what additional
>hardware/software would be required) ?
>
>Just a few points :-
>1.    The AS400e is at v4r2
>2.    It has 3 spare communications ports.
>2.    It is connected via TCP/IP to a Novell 4.11 network (that doesn't
have
>a modem
>       attached!).
>3.    We currently use Client Access v3r1m3.
>4.    The remote site will probably be using a PC with Windows 95 or 98.
>
>
>Thanks in advance...
>
>Stephen Hunt
>
>
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