Re: Web server with Telnet Functionality?

David

I just spoke with someone today who is using iSeries Access for the
Web - it's completely port 80 - says it works great. Looks a little
different from TN5250 but workable.

Requires WebSphere App Server.

HTH

Vern

On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:58:58 -0500, "Shea, David"
<DShea=hfcVjW2zypBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

>Has anyone used a telnet emulator that runs as or on a web server?  I'm not
>looking for an embedded telnet (port 23) client, but rather a telnet
>connectivity tool that looks and smells to the client like a web page.  Work
>Station Gateway is one example, but that won't work for my purposes because
>of the rotating port number problem (moving target).  I need something that
>runs on Port 80 or Port 81.  I want to be able to sit at any Internet
>Explorer session that's connected to the internet and pull up a telnet
>session to my as/400 using only port 80 and HTTP as connectivity.  Basically
>I need some way to get in without port 23.
>
>WSG is a good start, but it requires ports other than 80 to work, and these
>typically don't survive the trip through a firewall.  Often times, client
>(customer) firewalls block telnet access to the outside world.
>
>Has anyone used iSeries Web Access?  I know that it has a telnet style
>component, but will it work for this purpose?  Does it use flaky ports like
>WSG?
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks.