RE: 5250 emulation locks up on XP

We're pursuing with NetManage.  Bear in mind that it's happening on two
different 5250 client products developed by two different companies (and
bought by a third).  NetManage bought ViewNow years ago to replace their
Chameleon product.  Then they replaced ViewNow with Wall Data's Rumba
(try to imagine Christopher Lambert in a trench coat slicing off
ViewNow's head then Wall Data's head, each accompanied by lightning and
explosions).  The Rumba Web-to-Host product is completely different than
the ViewNow fat client.  We're supposed to try an iSeries Access
emulation session to further eliminate the client 5250 emulation
software from the picture, but you get the idea...

-Jim

James P. Damato
Manager - Systems Administration
Dollar General Corporation
<mailto:jdamato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Bipes
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:45 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: 5250 emulation locks up on XP

I know I will loose my CA session if it is left idle when I have the VPN
client State full Firewall on.  It blocks the keep alive from the
iSeries, thus causing the session appear to be frozen, until the
disconnect timer expires.  Check with NetMange to see if they have ran
into your problem in the past.  I personally have never see a problem
that was on the OS400 side, but always related to the PC client and
other software conflicting.


Christopher Bipes
Information Services Director
CrossCheck, Inc.

707.586.0551, ext. 1102
707.585.5700 FAX

Chris.Bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Cross-Check.com



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Damato
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:14 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: 5250 emulation locks up on XP

NetManage's previous acquisition, ViewNow, and their more recent
acquisition, the Rumba Web-to-Host emulator.  (In the end there can only
be one.)

-Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Bipes
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:58 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: 5250 emulation locks up on XP

What emulator?