Re: Can a DDMF point to localhost?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah but I clearly have no such entry under my name and it still works. 
Guess there'd have to be one if my user id and password didn't match, 
which they do. Then it'd be like Chuck says.

OK - on to eating my Subway Italian BMT.

Vern

Evan Harris wrote:
> Hi Vern
>
> My recollection was that DDM files defined over an IP connection require a
> server authentication entry. 
>
> First time I defined that stuff was at V5R2 so I have no recollection of
> what V5R1 had or didn't have. Come to think of it - I don't remember working
> on V5R1 except for a couple of test boxes. 
>
> Regards
> Evan Harris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
> Sent: Monday, 15 February 2010 4:06 a.m.
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Can a DDMF point to localhost?
>
> Evan
>
> I looked at a v5r4 machine and saw no entries for my profile. Those 
> don't even exist on our v5r1 machine.
>
> Seems I remember you saying something about IASPs in this context - but 
> I've not tested that kind of thing.
>
> Confused!!
> Vern
>
> Evan Harris wrote:
>   
> > Hi Jose
> >
> > Yes it can be done. I've seen it done a couple of different ways.
> >
> > Do you have the DDM Sever started and also does it require a password ?
> >
> > Note also when setting up TCP DDM files that you need to add a server
> > authentication entry ADDSVRAUTE for the target system. 
> >
> > Regards
> > Evan Harris
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jose Antonio Salazar
> > Montenegro
> > Sent: Saturday, 13 February 2010 1:23 p.m.
> > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Can a DDMF point to localhost?
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > I was asked if a small set of DDMFs can be created pointing to the same
> > IBM i. That way we could use a single machine for development.
> >
> > Using RMTLOCNAME(MYSYSTEM *SNA) and attempting a DSPPFM fails with:
> > "Remote location AFIRMED for program device DDMDEVICE was not found."
> >
> > Using RMTLOCNAME(LOCALHOST *IP) or RMTLOCNAME('127.0.0.1' *IP) and
> > attempting a DSPPFM fails with:
> > "A remote host refused an attempted connect operation."
> >
> > I'm not knowledgeable enough about device or network configuration to
> > conclude that it can't be done, though.
> >
> > --
> > Saludos
> > Antonio Salazar
> >   
> >