Re: Client Access connecting to V5R1 -- MIDRANGE-L

IBM has long discontinued support for their SNA based CA/400 stuff.  If you
want the free stuff that is part of CA then you really must go with CAE over
TCP/IP.  If you only need the stuff that costs money (display, printer,
and/or file transfer) then you will find products that run under SNA that
provide those services from Synapse.

This would include both 16bit and 32bit versions of Synapse WinAPPC which is
display, printer, and file transfer running over the NetSoft Router.  I
think Synapse is the only company still supporting the SNA connection today.
Certainly they are the only company still doing 16bit stuff.

Like most 5250 connectivity companies they also have TCP/IP connectivity in
their IP Client Bundle ($179) and IP Client Display ($89).

I have worked with the engineers at Synapse for 18 years one way or another.
They are great people.

They can be reached at http://www.synapse.com.


Jerome Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Network and Connectivity Specialist -- Mac's, LAN's, PC's, Windows, Linux,
Sun, and AS/400
Representing Synapse, CLI, Nlynx, Perle, Lucent, 3Com and Others .....
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@trilosoft.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Dwayne Lindner <Dwayne.Lindner@writ.wesfarmers.com.au>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 9:28 PM
Subject: Client Access connecting to V5R1


> Hi List!
>
> Just preparing for the V5R1 upgrade and have come across page 45 of the
> Memorandum to Users which states:
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Two Client Access products no longer supported
>
> The Client Access for Windows 95/NT client (5763-XD1) and the Client
Access
> Enhanced Windows 3.1 (5763-XK1) client products have been removed from the
> Client Access Family. All platforms supported by the 5763-XD1 product are
> supported by iSeries Client Access Express for Windows (5722-XE1). You
must
> migrate Client Access for Windows 95 /NT clients to iSeries Client Access
> Express
> for Windows to connect workstations to an iSeries server operating at the
> V5R1
> level. There is no SNA support in 5722-XE1. Users who cannot move to
TCP/IP
> connectivity have no migration path. There is also no migration path for
> workstations that use the Windows 3.x operating system.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> My question is do you REALLY need to ugrade the clients from CA95/NT to
> Express.  IBM said that CA Express couldn't be used to connect to V3Rx
> systems but it could - is it the same in this case.  I have plans for a
> rollout of CAE to some 3000 CA95/NT users, but I'd really rather get V5R1
on
> the host first, then organise the nationwide rollout.  I'm not overly
> worried about whether or not IBM supports the CA95/NT to V5R1 connection,
> I'm just worried whether or not it actually works.
>
>
> Thanks to all,
>
> Dwayne Lindner
> Senior Network Analyst
> Wesfarmers Rural Information Technology
> 184 Railway Parade, Bassendean WA 6054
> Ph: (08) 9273 5365    Mob: 0407 386 693
> Email: dwayne.lindner@writ.wesfarmers.com.au
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