Re: Connecting 9402-200 to Linksys router

Personally, I would prefer to have a fixed IP address for the AS/400, just
like I set fixed IP addresses for my Windows NT and 2000 Servers.

Then, if you desire, you can use the DMZ option or port forwarding on the
Linksys router to allow incoming Telnet & FTP access to the AS/400, once the
requisite security work is done on the AS/400.  You can't use the DMZ or
port forwarding if the device behind the firewall has the possibility of a
constantly changing IP address.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Booth Martin" <Booth@MartinVT.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 1:42 PM
Subject: RE: Connecting 9402-200 to Linksys router


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> The part I fail to understand though is why the AS/400 can't accept
> dynamically assigned IP addressing?  Why can't DHCP assign the AS/400 as
> easily as it can the PCs?  Is that a function of his being at V3?
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> From: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Date: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 02:27:18 PM
> To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Connecting 9402-200 to Linksys router
>
> Linksys DSL routers use DHCP to assign IP addresses to the clients
> (machines).
>
> You may be able to go into the Linksys router and manually set aside an
IP,
> but
> I don't think you even have to do that.
>
> Easiest way:
> Go to one of the PCs that is connected to the Linksys router and do:
> start -> run -> cmd
> ipconfig
>
> You will see in that list an IP address for that PC. It will most likely
be
> something like 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.0.2 or so. Or it could be something
> like 10.0.0.1. Make a note of what that IP address is and what it's subnet
> mask is. The subnet mask will probably be 255.255.255.0. Unless the subnet
> mask is anything different you shouldn't have a problem.
>
> Now, leave a little room for other pcs and give your AS/400 an IP address
> after
> your PCs. If the mask is 255.255.255.0 you can give it just about any ip
> with
> the same first 3 numbers, so 192.168.0.100 would work.
>
> The only time you are going to run into trouble is if you get a lot of PCs
> on
> your Linksys router and the Linksys router tries to assign the same IP you
> manually
> assigned (which is why you don't want to use 192.168.0.2).
>
> I do not know how the Linksys router will feel about proxying information
to
> the
> internet for an IP address it didn't assign, but my feeling is that the
> Linksys
> router just isn't going to care and you'll be good to go.
>
> From: "James Newman" <jabezinc@charter.net>
>
> I posted a message a couple of months ago regarding my attempt to connect
my
> 9402-200 running V3R2 to my home network through my Linksys DSL router/hub
> (BEFSR41). If you've done this successfully and wouldn't mind a question
or
> two, I'd appreciate it if you'd contact me offline.
>
> I'm not trying to use the 400 as a web server or anything fancy - I just
> want to be able to run emulation and file transfer from my 2 pc's to the
400
>
>
> I've got a copy of IBM's TCP/IP Fastpath Setup manual and I'm hung on the
> step where I have to give the AS/400 and address. What do I use? I'm not
> familiar with TCP addressing schemes.
>
> TIA.
>
>
> Jim Newman
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Langston
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