Re: Leased Line AS/400 access -- MIDRANGE-L

Carl,

Sounds good to me!  Especially if Jeff doesn't have a WinNT box
someplace.

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Galgano <cgalgano@ediconsulting.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: Leased Line AS/400 access


> Bob/Jeff:
> Rather than use an NT server for the RAS, we have installed many
"Bandit"
> units from "Quick Stream" (I think).  They are really neat little
> internet/RAS appliances.  Connect it to your LAN, it will do bonding
of up
> to 3 modems for Internet access via an ISP or use it as a dial in RAS
or a
> combination of both.  It has a built in  port hub with a cross over
port and
> configures for security as well as supporting IP, IPX and NetBEUI and
Apple
> Talk.  The are only a few hundred buck and are VERY easy to configure
with a
> web browser on any PC on the network.  We usually buy them from
> microwarehouse or TechData, both are on the net.
> CJG
> Carl Galgano
> EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
> 540 Powder Springs Street
> Suite C19
> Marietta, GA  30064
> 770-422-2995
> mailto: cgalgano@ediconsulting.com
> http://www.ediconsulting.com
> EDI, Communications and AS400 Technical Consulting
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Crothers <bob@cstoneindy.com>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 9:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Leased Line AS/400 access
>
>
> >Jeff,
> >
> >My first question is if the PC is only running 5250 and printer
> >emulation, does it matter if the machine is Y2K?
> >
> >Where are dates used in the above?  Nowhere.
> >
> >So if everything else is working, why fix something that is not
broken?
> >
> >Now, assuming that you are going to change the setup (perhaps Y2K is
an
> >excuse?...that I would understand!), have you thought about a
> >"dedicated dialup"?  Eg: Replace the box.  Have an existing NT box
> >(server or workstation) at the main building running a RAS dialup
with
> >a 33.6 modem.  Then at the remote site, use dialup networking to
> >establish a dialup session to the RAS server.  Start the session in
the
> >AM, shut it down before going home (or never?).  It will of course
> >occasionally drop, but the phone cost is only 2 POTS (Plain Old
> >Telephone Service)...probably about $100 a month.  And you have full
> >LAN access at the remote site..though a bit slow, but pretty good
for
> >green screen.  And much faster than the 9.6kb line you have now.
> >
> >Bob
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@fwi.com>
> >To: Midrange List Server (David Gibbs) <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 3:31 PM
> >Subject: Leased Line AS/400 access
> >
> >
> >> We have a 2nd building 7 blocks down the street.  For eons now we
> >have
> >> connected this 2nd building to our main building (here) via a
leased
> >> line.  At the other end is a Win 3.1 PC and PC printer.  We run
> >Client
> >> Access remotely.  The modems are IBM 3865s at 9600.  (I would have
> >put
> >> in faster modems long ago except the SDLC card is limited to 9600,
so
> >> why bother . . .)
> >>
> >> I need to replace the PC for Y2K compliancy with a PC running
Win98.
> >> This site needs a 5250 session and printer emulation.  I want them
up
> >> all day, not dial up.  They need to update a spreadsheet weekly
that
> >is
> >> stored on the AS/400 in the IFS.  (It takes 5 mins to open this
> >> spreadsheet at 9600, what a pain.)  We have twinax and ethernet
> >(TCP/IP)
> >> at the main site.  I want the flexibility to have other devices at
> >the
> >> remote location in the future.  In addition, there may very well
be a
> >> 3rd site (2 blocks down the street in the _other_ direction) in
the
> >near
> >> future that I would want connected to the main building as well.
> >>
> >> What is the best way to connect these site(s) to us?  A remote LAN
> >> access of some kind?  Frame relay?  I know enough about these
things
> >to
> >> be dangerous.  In the old days, there was usually 1 way to do
> >something
> >> and that's how you did it.  Now there are many more options.
> >Microage
> >> and other PC vendors know LANs and remote access and such, but
don't
> >> know squat about the AS/400.  IBM and IBM Business Partners may
tend
> >to
> >> ignore some lower cost solutions in favor of an all IBM answer.
Any
> >> help pointing me to places with answers is appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> --
> >> -Jeff
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