RE: ECS doesen't work -- MIDRANGE-L

WOW !!   What a great idea.  :-)
Thanks.  I'll give this a try.

Gary Kuznitz

From:           "Brendan Bispham" <midrangel@black-and-blue.com>
> To narrow the problem down, without a spare SYNC modem;
> 
> Plug in a working ASYNC modem and use STRITF. From there do ATDT(your
> number).
> 
> This'll eliminate all those 272X card/cable problems.
> 
> For the line description, you'll need an ASYNc configuration, here's one I
> use: CRTLINASC LIND(ASYNCMDM) RSRCNAME(CMN01) ONLINE(*NO) +
>          INTERFACE(*RS232V24) CNN(*NONSWTPP) SNBU(*NO) BITSCHAR(8) +
>          PARITY(*NONE) STOPBITS(1) DUPLEX(*FULL) ECHO(*NONE) +
>          LINESPEED(9600) MODEM(*NORMAL) MODEMRATE(*FULL) +
>          MAXBUFFER(896) THRESHOLD(*OFF) FLOWCNTL(*NO) IDLTMR(1) +
>          DSRDRPTMR(10) AUTOANSTYP(*DTR) CTSTMR(25) RMTANSTMR(60) +
>          CMNRCYLMT(99 99) TEXT('CMN01 9600 *NONE 8 1')
> CRTCTLASC CTLD(ASYNCMDM) LINKTYPE(*ASYNC) ONLINE(*YES) +
>          SWITCHED(*NO) SNBU(*NO) LINE(ASYNCMDM) ACKTMR(35) +
>          RETRY(7) RMTVFY(*NO) CMNRCYLMT(9 1) +
>          TEXT('CMN01 9600 *NONE 8 1')
> CRTDEVASC DEVD(ASYNCMDM) RMTLOCNAME(ASYNCMDM) ONLINE(*YES) +
>          CTL(ASYNCMDM) TEXT('CMN01 9600 *NONE 8 1')
> ****************** End of data **************************************
> 
> If this works, I'd try the multitech in ASYNC mode.
> 
> If that works, then it's either your ECS line description or the SYNC part
> of the modem. So try putting up a different line configuration. If you need
> one these, let me know.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Brendan Bispham
> 
> Black and Blue Software Engineering
> http://www.black-and-blue.com
> 
> 
> ~ -----Original Message-----
> ~ From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> ~ [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Gary Kuznitz
> ~ Sent: 07 December 1999 00:52
> ~ To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> ~ Subject: ECS doesen't work
> ~
> ~
> ~ It seams as though I am experiencing an ECS problem.  The ECS line on ~
> this 9401 150 has never been used.  When I try to SNDPTFORD THE ~ modem
> never dials out.  I don't see anything relating to this in ~ the joblog, ~
> dsplog, QCMN joglog, QLUS joblog or in the  QSYSARB* joblogs.   The ~ modem
> (MultiTech MT2834BA) never gets a TR light on.  When I try ~ SNDSRVRQS
> *TEST it stays Input Inhibit  with "Connecting to remote ~ system - please
> wait"  for ever.  No lights on the modem change. ~ If I call ~ qtiinstl it
> doesn't give me an error message and nothing seems to ~ happen. ~ The only
> thing in the job log is the call.  If I do a WRKHDWPRD with a 4 ~ for
> display it shows the QESLINE is in card position  1B port 1.  QESLINE ~ has
> a resource name of CMN03.  If I do a WRKHDWRSC *CMN it shows ~ CMN03 as
> V.24 port Frame ID 1 card position 1B.  The cable is plugged ~ into the
> back of the 400 facing the back the second row from the bottom ~ on the
> left with cable number 44h7480.  I have tried the switches on this ~ modem
> two ways. ~ 1up2up3dn4through 10up 11dn12through16up ~ or ~
> 1up2up3dn4dn5through7up8&9dn10up11dn12through15up16dn ~ neither way gives
> me a TR light.  MultiTech says I have to have a ~ TR light ~ for auto
> answer to be on.  I realize I don't need auto answer for ECS. ~ The fact is
> I can't get the modem to recognize the AS/400.  For people ~ that aren't
> familiar with the MultiTech it should work identical ~ to the IBM ~ modem. 
> MultiTech makes the IBM modems. The only difference is the ~ MultiTech
> modems are cheaper and faster.  I'm on V4R4 with the latest ~ cum and the
> latest hypers. ~ I would certainly appreciate any hints for me to solve
> this. ~ ~ TIA, ~ Gary Kuznitz 
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