Re: connecting 2 as400s

[michaelr_41@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Yes, you can do what you want to do. First off, using SNA stuff (SNADS,
DSPT, etc.) can be done over TCP/IP by using AnyNet. That's an IBM
method of encapsulating SNA in TCP/IP. The two 400s would each be
talking SNA, the transport across the network (including the Internet)
would be TCP/IP. Look in the Info Center for AnyNet - it's pretty easy
to configure.

However, I would also suggest doing away with SNA. You have all the
TCP/IP capabilities of Telnet, FTP, etc., and you may find that you
don't need SNA anymore. Regardless, if you have Ethernet cards in the
400s, you can connect the two over a TCP/IP network. Again, check out
the Info Center - you'll find step by step guides to configuration.

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:26:19 -0500, "Simpson, Doug"
<dsimpson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Hello all,
> BTW - I am a network admin with more knowledge on the PC side, please
> pardon
> my lack of
> as400 knowledge.  Also, hope I chose the correct list to post this
> question.
> 
> Right now my company has has an as400 that connects to outside as400s
> (clients) via a
> "passthru" over old ibm modems.  The great thing for users is that they
> can
> use sna and
> snads and run via their client access, etc.  The negative is that these
> modems sit on an
> old e50 and one day it will die and there will be nothing to replace it.
> Also these
> modems are old and expensive to purchase.
> I am trying to figure out a replacement, hopefully over the Internet.  I
> do
> not want
> this change to be any different for the user (ie still be able to use
> client
> access and
> sna -snads and their regular commands.
> My first step is to try and connect two as400s on my (tcp/ip) network. 
> Can
> I do this
> without having to purchase more hardware?  I have done some research but
> I
> just can't
> find the one doc/howto about connecting two as400 servers across a tcp/ip
> and still
> continue to use sna.
> Thank you for you help -
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