Re: TCP/IP Connection software

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've used Client Access, Personal Communications (CA is derived from it),
Rumba, and have tried a few web-based and java-based things, like
mochasoft. I like CA for corporate use. It has the diaplay emulation, as
well as printer emulation (you can print ont he 400 to a printer attached
to your PC). It also has virtual printers, which means you can print
something on YOUR machine to a 400 printer.

CA may already be a part of you AS/400, so you have it. Might need to check
on licensing, however. $250-300 per user. I got PCOMM ver 5 for about $150
from a place in Texas, freeshipping.com or some such.

I use PCOMM myself - had to buy a copy for some work I do from home. It is
almost the same as CA. Downloading and installing CA did not work out. I
connect over the Internet - I know, low security, but it's not my job to
set that up here.

The main reason I went with PCOMM (same with CA) is the macro facility. The
latest version uses VBA, as well as an older proprietary script. I find it
much stronger than Rumba's macro facility.

Synapse has a good reputation. Supposedly their people wrote some of the
early Client Access stuff (Jerome?)

Another company is Hummingbird.

As aomeone else said, free and cheaper TN5250 products don't usually have
the nice printing. If they do, it's usually LPD, and I like the
CA/PCOMM/Rumba/etc. printer sessions better-all 400 printer attributes are
retained, where LPD can't do that.

At 01:37 PM 3/14/02 -0600, you wrote:
>First:  Thanks for all the feedback.  Im pretty sure I have everything I
>need to get these ethernet cards installed and flying.
>
>Second:  Everyone at this company is really new with this whole AS400 +
>TCP/IP.  What software do you guys recommend for PC (Windows
>9x/2k/XP/NT4) to AS/400 Connectivity.  Software that allows you to use
>your local printer as a network printer?  Software that is free (as in
>beer)?  Software that is free (as in speech, GPL, etc.)?
>
>The program that I have been recommended to (but haven't used yet) is
>the one by BOS.
>
>Thanks again :P
>
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