RE: Using modems to connect two iSeries

Got a part number?  Couldn't find a match.

Pete


> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Landess
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 10:31 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Using modems to connect two iSeries
>
>
> It's specialized, but you can get them cheaply from any used iSeries
> hardware dealer.
>
> Also, Black Box (www.blackbox.com) sells them.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete Helgren" <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 10:03 AM
> Subject: RE: Using modems to connect two iSeries
>
>
> > So that is a specialized cable then?  The connector looks like very
> > different from anything else (like a very small centronics port) and it
> sits
> > to the right of the RJ45 phone line connector.  So there is a
> cable I buy
> > for this and I can connect a "regular" external modem to it and
> it will do
> > SDLC?
> >
> > If so, cool!
> >
> > It's probably a $500 cable...knowing IBM's over-engineering on
> > cables....probably weighs 25lbs and is 50 feet long!
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of neilp@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 6:36 PM
> > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > Subject: RE: Using modems to connect two iSeries
> > >
> > >
> > > There is an internal V.90 modem (that will not do SDLC) and a
> connection
> > > for an external modem cable.  If you connect a V.24 cable (IBM feature
> > > 0348) you can connect an SDLC modem.
> > >
> > > ...Neil
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Pete Helgren" <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > 2003/12/11 13:23
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To
> > >
> > > cc
> > >
> > > Subject
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > I think the problem with the modem (I still a few flavors
> hanging around
> > > here: a 7855 (9600 bps) and a dog slow one(2400bps)...) is that my 800
> > > doesn't support it without a different controller card (as I recall).
> > >
> > > Yep. Good ol SDLC and SNA was the way we wanted to go.  Didn't realize
> we
> > > had to specfically tell IBM that we wanted to do SDLC when we
> configured
> > > this thing.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > >
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