RE: Using iSeries Access remotely over a Satellite connection

["Bob Cagle" <bcagle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK - yes, I understand all that.  Now, what would be a good web-based
solution?  I am currently on V5R2 and am not going to r3 until 1Q 2005,
so I won't have iSeries Web Access until then.

Bob

Joel wrote:
I know I'm coming to the party late, but isn't the real problem here one
of physics?  A satellite orbits somewhere over 20,000 MILES above the
earth.  That's 20,000 up from your computer, 20,000 back down to your
iSeries, and then back, so a round trip of data would then be 80,000+
miles... a round trip that has to occur for every packet you send. 
Combined with the earthly networking required, I understand this can be
a very slow process.

Not to mention, that HTTP is a completely disconnected type of
connection (send a request, get a response, terminate server
connection), so you wouldn't have the problems there that you may have
with TELNET, which I think expects you to stay connected.  Unplug your
ethernet line next time you have an emulator running and see what
happens.  I think with the satellite you would experience a lot of
problems trying some kind of persistent TCP connection.

Maybe this would be a good time for a web solution... even WSG would be
better than constantly getting disconnected.

Joel
http://www.rpgnext.com