Re: Switch from twinax console to operations console

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Keep in mind that machine is limited to V4 so V7R3 documentation is not
going to be entirely accurate. (close but.....)

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects

On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 6:11 AM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Switching from one console type to another when the current console is not
> operational
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzajr/
> rzajrswitchconsolenotoperational.htm
>
> Using the console service functions (65+21)
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/
> rzajr/rzajrfunctions6521.htm
>
> Changing from one console type to another
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/
> rzajr/rzajrchangeconsoletype.htm
>
> <snip>
> For additional information, see the section "Establishing a Console
> Connection to IBM i" in the GettingStarted document provided with IBM i
> Access Client Solutions.
> </snip>
>
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> From:   Jesse Petre <jpetre@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:     midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:   03/08/2018 08:00 AM
> Subject:        Switch from twinax console to operations console
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> Hello list, this is my first post :)
>
> I am an end user of an iSeries at work and a hobbyist programmer at home.
> I decided to buy an AS/400 on eBay and get some experience working the
> system from an administrator perspective, as well as trying out
> programming
> in this system.
>
> Unfortunately the system I received, a 9406-170, is configured for a
> twinaxial console.  I do not have one.  Is there a way to switch this to a
> LAN console instead using the control panel on the front of the machine?
> Or at least a serial cable connection?
>
> I am familiar with connecting to the iSeries with the iAccess 5250
> emulator...this is what I use at work...but I do not know how to get this
> going on the machine I have at home.  I tried plugging it into my network,
> but as far as I can tell it is not pulling an IP address.
>
> Is there any hope outside of sourcing a twinaxial console?  Any guidance
> is
> appreciated.  Thank you.
>
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> Jesse Petre
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