Re: V5R3 iSeries Access ports needed for VPN from home

[Kirk Goins <kgoins@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm confused... If you have a VPN you shouldn't need to open ports. A 
VPN should put you inside the network teh network structure so you can 
access resources like the 400.

But here's the info you are looking for...
If you are doing Telnet with some product like Mochasoft or BOSaNOVA 
then 23 is all you would need. If you want to use iSeries Access then 
you will need also need port 449 open. See this link for all the ports 
used in iSeries Access
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas1acc12fda96496e4b8625668f007ab75f&rs=110



Jim Essinger wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I know that this has been covered, but I have LinkSys firewall 
> appliance at home, and I am trying to get a VPN open to my iSeries 
> running V5R3.  I have just put in the LinkSys at home, replacing an 
> older Dlink firewall.  I have tried to open port 23 to allow for the 
> iSeries Access client to talk over the VPN to my iSeries, but I never 
> get the session to connect.  The VPN (Sonicwall) says that it is 
> connected, and when I check from the iSeries side, the firewall does 
> report that VPN as connected.  The LinkSys is not allowing, or I don't 
> know what I'm doing, the 5250 session to connect.
>
> Is there a port other than 23 that needs to be opened for 5250 to 
> work?  I did not change anything on the Dlink, and it connected just 
> fine.  The only difference now is the change from the Dlink to the 
> LinkSys.
>
> Any help will keep me from losing more hair!
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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