Re: Web server with Telnet Functionality?

[Evan Harris <spanner@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Just as an aside:

If you were willing to look at an application that does this I think you
might find that Advanced BusinessLink
(http://www.businesslink.com/product/homepage.htmhave) a couple of
possibilities for doing this. They generally seem to have the security
angles well covered as well.

I have no connection with them, just met them back when they were in Oz
when the company I worked for was using a couple of their products - fax
software and remote dialup - very happily.

Regards
Evan Harris

> 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.
>
>
>
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