Re: Best Practices for Internet connection

This is what we do, and yeah, it is blindingly fast.


Shannon O'Donnell


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Subject: Re: Best Practices for Internet connection


> Actually, partition to partition could be done over the virtual lan.  That
> sucker runs at bus speeds.  Our PC guys were impressed at how fast it sped
> up transfers between two IXS cards.  And we don't slouch on switch
> equipment.  (Although we sometimes make configuration errors.  :-)    ).
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> And, talk about security, how is an outsider supposed to tap into your
> virtual lan?
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> And, no hardware cost!
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> Rob Berendt
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> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> Benjamin Franklin
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> Steve, on #2 - partition to partition is the same as between physically
> separate machines - you'd need network cards in each. I think it'd be best
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> not to have the primary partition in the DMZ, and some suggest that the
> primary do only partition management, no production stuff, anyway.
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> These ideas worth what you've paid for them, probably.   ;-)
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> Vern
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> At 08:49 AM 9/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Group -
> >
> >What are the current best ways to connect an iSeries to the Internet?
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> >My current options:
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> >1.  Internet to stand-alone iSeries in a DMZ to production iSeries.
> >Stand-alone iSeries to do DDM to production iSeries for DB calls
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> >2.  Internet to iSeries partition to production partition of the same
> >iSeries. Unsure how to do DB calls in this config
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> >3.  Direct connection of production iSeries to Internet (with lots of
> >security)
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> >Which of these do you favor and why?  Pros and cons of each?  Is there a
> >better way?
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> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Steve
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