Changing console from direct-connect to LAN

Hi

Need some help here - we have a 9407-515 V5R4M5 and current on all PTFs. It is set up for the direct-connect console. The "Select Console" and "Configure Service Tools LAN Adapter" screens are displayed below.

We have a 2793 card where the 39J5835 PCI cable connects. It is in slot 3.

I have a Laptop running XP and a Serial-USB cable from the 39J5835 PCI cable to the laptop.

I have installed Personal Communication async console option on that PC, and there are several standard emulator instances, as well.

I cannot get connected - have tried control panel option 21 to force DST, and it just says it is "Connecting..." I've not tried a manual IPL to DST yet.

I have used this laptop as a console on a 170, I think. And maybe a 9406-520 running V5R3M0.

I think I should change to a LAN console, as there is more flexibility with that, AFAIK. We have 2 Ethernet ports P1-T5 and P1-T6 on a 5706-001 - the former is where our Ethernet line is defined - resource CMN05.

So I don't know exactly what to do - I know I can change consoles in SST, right? But I have no console right now to do some things. Unless I can do everything in SST or from the control panel.

So I want some kind of console - either get the direct-attach going, or change to LAN.

Thanks
Vern

Select Console System: xxxxxxx
Allow console recovery and console can be taken over by another console . . . . . . . . . 2 1=Yes, 2=No
Select one of the following: Console type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Twinaxial 2. Operations console(Direct) 3. Operations console(LAN) 4. Hardware management console(HMC) Current state of console tag . . . . . . . . 0

Allow supported internal LAN adapter to be the console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1=Yes, 2=No Allow supported Gigabit LAN adapter to be the console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1=Yes, 2=No



Configure Service Tools LAN Adapter System: xxxxxxx Type choices, press Enter to verify input.
Resource name . . . . . . . : CMN05 Adapter type . . . . . . . : 5706 Adapter model . . . . . . . : 001 Adapter serial number . . . : 00-41C00C0
Internet address . . . . . . 0.0.0.0 Primary router address . . . 0.0.0.1 Secondary router address . . 0.0.0.0 Subnet mask . . . . . . . . . 255.255.255.0 Host name for service tools . thissys4 Node . . . . . . . . . . . . 000000000000 (0 is default) Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO HALF, FULL, AUTO Network speed . . . . . . . . AUTO 4, 10, 16, 100, AUTO Ethernet standard . . . . . . ETHV2 ETHV2