RE: PC to iSeries File Transfer and Program Call

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>]

OK,

If nothing changed and it used to work but now doesn't, something doesn't 
compute.

It would stand to reason that SOMETHING changed...  My guess is it's some 
security issue
somewhere...try doing the uploads manually, following the old technology, 
and see where it craps out.

Don in DC

Coffee - Salvation in a cup

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At 03:42 AM 11/1/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> That's what I'm thinking Don. I already have the rexec server running on
> the AS/400, I'm doing a lot of IFS work to a different iSeries in  the
> environment so I know that's working well.
>
> That's the question - what changed? No changes to firewall, application
> program, no Windows XP SP2...it's crazy. It's also very visible, so I
> need to come up with a solution.
>
> - Michael
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: PC to iSeries File Transfer and Program Call
> > From: Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Mon, October 31, 2005 9:29 pm
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Well, why not mount the IFS as a drive, copy to IFS, then do a sbmrmtcmd
> > from the windows box to init the
> > proc on the 400/i5/iseries/(??) ??
> >
> > But if it used to work flawlessly, my curiosity would be to what
> > changed?  FTP should work fine.  Did someone punch up a firewall on that
> > box?  Did you put a Windoze SP on there that bumped up the security and 
> now
> > you're having problems?
> >
> > Don in DC
> >
> > AS/400 - More GM's than Steinbrenner's Yankees...
> >
> > 
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> >
> >
> >
> > At 08:07 PM 10/31/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Looking for suggestions...
> > >
> > >I need a process that will transfer a file from a PC (server) to an 
> iSeries.
> > >I'll need to probably invoke the program from the PC as I need to do other
> > >work to prepare the file. I'll then need to transfer the file to the 
> iSeries
> > >(replacing an existing file) and then call a processing program. This 
> is to
> > >replace an existing process that uses FTP and has worked flawlessly 
> and now
> > >fails every 10th time or so...and is driving me up a wall.
> > >
> > >All ideas are welcome.
> > >
> > >TIA...
> > >
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