Re: security

[Tim Shepherd <tshepherd@xxxxxxxxx>]

>>We have location connected by a router, cawin95, tcp/ip. We want for
>>security practice that the users can not start a telnet session to the
>>AS/400. They only have to be able to start a tcp/ip connection. Can I
>>secure that on the AS/400 side?
>If you don't want users to telnet, don't start the telnet server.  This is
>true for any of the TCP/IP servers that you don't plan to use.  
>
>If I mismember correctly, the command would be CHGTCPSVR, and you would
>config telnet to not automatically start.
>

Alternatively GO CFGTCP
20. Configure TCP/IP applications
11. Configure TELNET
1. Change TELNET attributes 
Autostart server . . . . . . . .   *YES  *YES, *NO, *SAME  <=== change to *no


Tim Shepherd
Fraser Alexander Limited 
Boksburg
South Africa

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* This is the Midrange System Mailing List!  To submit a new message,   *
* send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com".  To unsubscribe from     *
* this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify            *
* 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message.  Questions      *
* should be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com   *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *