Re: PC, internet, to AS400 via ISP -- no TN5250e

[Gary L Peskin <garyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jerry --

You might want to try a

        tracert <domain-name-of-your-400>

This should give you a list of all the computers that you're going
through to get to your 400 from your ISP.  You should be able to
investigate non-router types from there.
-- 
Gary L Peskin
The Firstech Corporation
+1.323.658.1146
http://www.simdate.com


Jerome Draper wrote:
> 
> I have a situation where an AS400 is on the internet via an ISP, dsu/csu,
> tokenring router, and mau.  The AS400 is on the same mau.  The ISP has
> assigned a static IP address which is defined on the AS400.  (I didn't
> design this, BTW).  I can ping the AS400 after being connected via dialup
> networking to my ISP (no relation) and I can telnet to the AS400 using
> Synapse NetWolf (TN5250e).
> 
> Locally, I can telnet with NetWolf to the AS400 and all of the TN5250e
> functions work fine (device naming conventions, virtual printing, and
> auto-signon) but none work in the ISP dialup situation described above.  In
> looking at the IP trace we see that we never were queried by the AS400
> about whether we are TN5250e capable or not and that is why none of the
> TN5250e advanced functions work.
> 
> I suspect there might be a proxy server/firewall in between that is
> throwing away anything it doesn't recognize as valid telnet protocol but no
> one seems to know if there is/isn't a proxy server involved.
> 
> Anyone see this before?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
> Specializing in connecting PC's, Windows, MAC's, and LAN's to the AS/400
> Representing Synapse, Apple, IBM, UDS, Nlynx, MI, DCI, Netsoft, etc.
> (415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@wco.com
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