Re: Network question.

I can understand opening ports to allow access from the internet, but what
is the difference between accessing the as/400 via your lan and via a
company wan?

I don't think he ever mentioned internet or firewall, though.  Unless there
is a lot more details he is omitting, odds are it is just a default route he
needs to set.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: Network question.


> see the client access home page for your particular version of CA,
> and check the info apars for ports needed to be open in your firewall.
> It is more than just port 23 for telnet.
> http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/access/caiiapar.htm
> You should think very carefully about security accessing the 400
> via internet or wan.
> jim
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shields, Ken" <kenshields@xxxxxxx>
> To: "'Midrange Mailing LIst'" <Midrange-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:19 AM
> Subject: Network question.
>
>
> > Hello again group...
> > Have a peculiar problem involving TCP
> > Local AS400, and pc's work just fine, however; all pc's external to our
> router, time out when attempting
> > to ping the /400 here.
> > Is there something withing CFGTCP which I have to twig, in order for
> outside pc's to log onto this /400?
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Ken Shields
> > Oshawa systems group
> > Works 81, Oshawa Ontario
> > (905) 725-1144 Ext 326
> >
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