Re: SFTP in PASE, updating access automatically -- MIDRANGE-L

Quoting Sean Porterfield <sporter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

jmmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Daily, I send files manually to a vendor using a Windows client - FileZilla.
Our system now has PASE and sftp. And, I was able to send a filethat way as
well.


You don't actually specify here the method of transfer you're using.


Not sure what you mean by "method of transfer".  Are you referring to ssh1
and/or ssh2?  Rge connection utilizes username/password.

The problem is that they change servers at somewhat randomintervals. FileZilla
manages to update whatever needs updating and things continue on nicely.


I'm going to snip the rest.  If you connect by name to the client rather
than IP address, then there is no difference between using FileZilla and
sftp from iSeries.  If your dns configuration on iSeries is not correct
or if you have firewall or routing issues, then you have your answer.

Connection is made using a name. But, they have multiple servers -different ip

addreses.  One manual transfer resulted in a failed connection as a different
server was not in the known_hosts file.  Servers change for reasons I do not
understand.  Yet FileZilla has no difficulty dealing with the changes.  Why
doesn't FileZilla have difficulties with replacement systems while sftp does?


FileZilla is a great program.  It's not going to work any extra magic
for you, though.


I agree  that it is nice.  But, so far, it requires human involveent to
function.  What I would like is a secure file transfer that runs in batch when

submitted by the job scheduler. And, that does NOT entail farming outtasks to

a Windows box.


You might need to provide details if you still have trouble.
--
Sean Porterfield




HTH

John McKee