Re: automatically signon another system via telnet

Sean,

If you config AnyNet between the two as400's, then StrPasThr will work.

Steve Richter


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Sean Porterfield" <sporter@bestdist.com>
Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 17:22:04 -0400

>We've got two AS/400 systems in two locations.  Each is currently running
>about 15-20 branches (some via frame relay and some via leased lines.)  We
>want to combine the systems to run all programs and store all data on one of
>the two boxes.
>
>If all branches were on frame relay on the same network, the communication
>side wouldn't be too difficult.  But it's very expensive to upgrade all the
>equipment to go frame.
>
>We have a frame relay PVC between the two AS/400s and can telnet back and
>forth.  If the users on leased lines had their initial programs set to
>telnet to the other system, we wouldn't have to buy new equipment (right
>away).  But currently, they have to sign on twice - once for each system.
>
>End user --> sign on system 1 --> telnet system 2 --> sign on system 2
>
>We would like to automate that second signon.  I tried QRMTSIGN to *SAMEPRF
>and *VERIFY but it doesn't seem to work for the AS/400 telnet client.
>(*VERIFY worked with client access, but if we were all client access, it
>would just be a matter of changing the IP address and maybe some routing.)
>
>Any ideas if this is possible?  Do I have to [shudder] write a TN5250e
>client that runs on the AS/400 to make this work?  (The [shudder] is really
>because writing that client is beyond my ability.)
>
>If I could make STRPASTHR run on TCP/IP I might be able to use that, but I
>don't know if it will.
>
>I'm open to any suggestions anyone might have.
>
>Thanks!!!
>
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