5394 and V.35 lines

["Lou Schmaus" <lschmaus@xxxxxxxx>]

I have a client that is trying to connect an IBM 5394 controller to a V.35
line at a remote location. I was under the impression that the 5394 was
limited to v.25bis dialup and 9600 analog leased line. But they insist that
'it used to work at another location'. I found some references to 5494's and
V.35 in the midrange archives, but no mention of 5394's. The AS/400 is a 510
at V3R7. They have a 56K line with CSU/DSU's attached, which until recently
had an SNA Server attached to the AS/400, so I know the line is working. I
am not sure of the model of the 5394. Of course, they do not have the
manuals for the controller.

1.    Can this work? They have a V.35 pigtail attached to the end of the
cable on the 5394, so I assume they really did have it hooked up this way
once.

2.    If it will work, will a 5394 support the entire 56K, or is the max
speed on these 9.6 or 19.2? Can I set the DTE speed on the CSU/DSU to 19.2,
and let the line itself run at 56K? Or do I need a mutiplexor to cut the
line speed down to 19.2 or 9.6 from the CSU/DSU?

3.    If anyone has one of these working this way, can you private email me
some line/controller configs(of maybe fax the relevant ages from the
manual)?

At this point they want to use the 5394, because this is only a stopgap
measure until they have their new network installed sometime around the
first of the year, at which time everything will be ethernet.


Thanks in advance,


Lou Schmaus
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527
lschmaus@link400.com


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