Re: SDLC cfg and 7857 modem

["Patrick Townsend" <patownsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kirk,

If you still need help on this send me email off-list and I'll send you some
program source that does this.

Patrick
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----- Original Message -----
From: <KirkG@PacInfoSys.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:00 PM
Subject: SDLC cfg and 7857 modem


> OK, It's been a while since I did a SDLC cfg, but I used to do them in my
> sleep. I'm trying to setup a dialup connection via the ECS modem (7857). I
> do a CRTLINSDLC followed CRTCTLAPPC and CRTDEVAPPC on both machines. I'm
> being careful to use the proper network, local controlpoint name, remote
> location name and stationIDs. The controller on SYSa points to the lind on
> SYSb and the other way around. It dials, the other system picks up the
> phone and shortly after I get very generic can't complete the call
> message(sorry don't have the msgid right now).
>
> I've tried APPN *NO and cfg'd the devices manually. I've tried APPN *YES,
> CRTCFGL APPNRMT and added the target and still just can't complete the
> call.
>
> This is between 2 V4R4 machines. The source has a 7857 modem. One target
> machine I tried has a 7852, the second target I tried I'm not sure of the
> modem. The last time I had to do this QSYSOPR would be filled with
> messages with sense data that would do a heck of a job telling me what I
> did wrong. Non of the 3 machines says anymore than call failed. All three
> can order PTFs via their modems.
>
> I seem to remember something about these 7857's but I can't remember what.
> I searched the archive but 5853, 7855, 7852 and 7857 all come up "0" hits.
> MODEM does get 1326 hits and 7852 is in the text of some docs but the
> search won't find it.
>
> anyone have any ideas... this isn't that hard, I know it
>
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> Kirk Goins
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