Re: Connecting to the OS/390 via TCP/IP .... again

[thomas@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Adam:

It makes sense although I have no way to know if it's true in this case.

The AS/400 telnet client might work perfectly, but... A big issue might simply 
be that every user coming from the same AS/400 will have the same client IP 
address -- i.e., the address of the AS/400. If application routing is done by 
IP address, then everyone will take the same route.

Tom Liotta

On Wed, 20 March 2002, "Adam Lang" wrote:

> Ok, from what I have tried out it seems the AS/400 telnet client is the way
> to go.
>
> One issue I have come across.  The OS/390 has a couple apps: PRODCICS,
> Roscoe, etc.  Well, from what the Mainframe guy in the remote office told
> me, is that they can only specify one application.  And if the user wants to
> go to another one, they can't, because the telnet session automatically
> sends them to the one default app.
>
> He says to get around that we need a Session Manager program.  About $5500 a
> year.
>
> Does this make sense?  Is there a better/cheaper way?

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Tom Liotta
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Kent, WA 98032
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