RE: Non-CA400 software for remote site

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It should be possible to create a SLIP connection on V3R2, but PPP is not
available that far back...

On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Andy Nolen-Parkhouse wrote:
>
> Pat,
>
> Unless I'm misinterpreting your question, you would establish a dial-up
> connection to your AS/400 using Microsoft dial-up networking.  Client
> Access (or whatever emulation product is used) would not be involved in
> the TCP/IP configuration.  Then you would layer Client Access on top of
> that connection.  You would need to have either a SLIP or PPP line
> description defined on the AS/400 for your communications line.
>
> I think that you're out of luck at V3R2 for that configuration, but I
> would verify.  Once the connection is established, any TN5250 client
> will do (see recent discussions on Mochasoft), so it doesn't have to be
> Client Access.
>
> Regards,
> Andy Nolen-Parkhouse
>
> > Suppose I have a ThinkPad at a remote location and I want to
> > talk to(emulation) a 9402-400 running V3R2. I can create a
> > Line Description.... Crtlineth works just fine to associate a
> > comm line(rs232) as a TCP/IP line.
> >
> > Now......
> >
> > Not wanting to use Client Access..... What software is available
> > to do this ????
> >
> > This will be async to asysnc using tcp/ip thru the RS232 comm port.
> >
> > I have seen this work with CA/400 but don't know about other products.
>