RE: phone line

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Older machines used to support something called an "ascii workstation 
controller".  We actually had one at one time.  Since IBM discontinued 
that and doesn't even support that on newer hardware I wouldn't go that 
route.  That, and it was a PITA to sync up.

For what dial in we have left we use a card that is in our Cisco router. 
Has 8 ports in it.  Once you dial in to that and log in you have full 
access to your lan.  You can do Windows stuff, use iSeries Access stuff, 
etc, just like local, but without the speed.

Not sure if the iSeries, with current versions of i5/os support directly 
dialing in using PPP.  The Cisco solution takes care of that.  You could 
search the info center for PPP (well not today, something on it's acting 
up).

I think at one time you could configure the old Client Access to 
communicate using SNA dial in to your AS/400, but iSeries Access dropped 
SNA.

Rob Berendt