Re: 5394 and V.35 lines

[Chuck Lewis <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Lou,

As I recall (and this was YEARS ago now) when we moved to V.35, there was an
upgrade that had to be done to the 5394's if they were before acertain serial
number range. This included a mother board replacement and more memory...

Chuck

Lou Schmaus wrote:

> 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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