RE: Retrieving remote IP address

I believe the QtocLstNetCnn would work for you. Check out
http://www.think400.dk/apier_1.htm#eks0038


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Retrieving remote IP address
> From: Peter.Colpaert@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, January 04, 2005 5:49 am
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Hi group,
> 
> I have a tricky situation that I'm trying to solve, without success so 
> far.
> 
> We have a client-server package that runs a batch job for each user 
> connected to the iSeries (V5R1M0).
> 
> Sometimes, the user needs to download a document from his 'home' server, 
> the location of which is kept in a user file.  These documents are 
> replicated to several different servers located around the globe.
> 
> There are a number or roaming users, and when they are working away from 
> home, the system should of course refer to the closest server, which may 
> or may not be their usual 'home server'.
> 
> My idea was to have the job retrieve the user's IP address, which will 
> beyond doubt identify the location from where the user is logged in, and 
> the closest server.
> 
> I know how to do this for an interactive (5250) session, but there's no 
> device description associated with these batch jobs so that approach 
> cannot be used.
> 
> We are always certain of the local port used by the application, and of 
> course we know the job name & number.
> 
> Is there any way - using an API - to retrieve the remote address 
> associated with a certain local address / job combination in the TCP/IP 
> connections?
> 
> When looking at NETSTAT *CNN, I can do a subset by local port, and then 
> look at the jobs associated with each remote address, but I need to do 
> this from within a program.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Peter Colpaert
> Application Developer
> Massive - Kontich, Belgium
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