RE: Operations Console Cable

My bad, the statement about port 0 address 0 applied to iSeries models prior to 
V5R3 when IBM tightened up the console type setting.

Kendall Kinnear
Consulting System i5 Architect
Stonebridge

Phone: 214-676-3146
email:   kendall.kinnear@xxxxxxxx

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Smith, Dave" <dsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 5/9/06 8:36 AM
Subject: Operations Console Cable

Thanks everyone...It is going now...I had to change the console type and
turn auto config on....

>><Kendall Kinnear>
>>Did you change the console type in DST on the System i-iSeries-AS/400?

No....oops

>>
>>I've always had better luck if I disconnect the port 0, address 0
>>device. I believe the instructions in Info Center tell you to do this.
>>

I did not see anywhere in the instructions to do this....it actually
took my old console and moved it over to qinter from qctl....pretty
cool.

>></Kendall Kinnear>

>><Christopher Bipes>
>>
>>Did you create the virtual modem on your PC.  It should show up as
AS400
>>Operations Console Connection.  If not go through the process of
adding
>>the modem on your PC.  Install from Disk and the location of the file
is
>>C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Aoc\Inf\cwbopaoc.inf  At least that
>>was the mistake I made when installing Operations Console on my PC.

Yes I did do this...good suggestion.

>></Christopher Bipes>

>><Doug Hart>
>>Have you gone into SST and changed the console?
>>

No....ooops and thank you for the instructions!

>>STRSST
>>8. Work with service tools user IDs and Devices
>>3. Select console
>>
>>                         Select Console
>>Select one of the following:
>>
>>  Console type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
>>     1. Twinaxial
>>     2. Operations console(Direct)
>>     3. Operations console(LAN)
>>     4. Hardware management console(HMC)
>>
>>
>></Doug Hart>>>
>>