RE: The ability to have one console for many AS400's

Thanks for the input...

Ted Bunn 
MIS Director 
NER Data Products 
856-881-5524 
856-881-2393 (Fax) 
Email>tbunn@xxxxxxxxxxx 



-----Original Message-----
From: Vern Hamberg [mailto:vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 8:38 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: The ability to have one console for many AS400's


We use a 4-to-1 DB9 switchbox - the Ops Console (serial) cables from the 
400s plugs into it, and one standard 9-pin serial cable goes to the Win2K 
machine that is the console. You need to disconnect the OpsConsole software 
and set to the right 400, then reconnect in the software. But it works very 
well. We use this for 2 model 270s, as well as our phone system and a Cisco 
DSL modem, each with its attendant software.

Cost was $30-35, IIRC. Needed to get some gender changers, but there are 
switchboxes that would not need them, I believe. They are sometimes called 
monitor switchboxes.

HTH
Vern

At 01:06 PM 11/19/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
>[Ted Bunn] I  am trying to find a solution to have one console display, 
>keyboard,mouse to be connected to many AS400's. Like an Avocent switch.
>
>I appreciate any feedback.
>Thanks, Ted
>
>Ted Bunn


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