Re: Navigator For i

[Jim Essinger <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx>]

Using the information here I fought this for a while using the Chrome
browser.  When I changed over to Explorer, it started to work.  It also
works in Firefox.

Can anyone tell me why Chrome is so stubborn?

Anyway, don't use Chrome to test the connection.  You will just beat your
head against a wall.

Jim Essinger
Western Power Sports
Boise, ID




On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 7:44 PM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Pete,
>
>   Well then, I can recreate your error! Internally FrankieV is at
> 172.29.2.40 or V7R1Prod.Frankeni.com.  If I access
> http://172.29.2.40:2001 I get a log in but EVERY functions yeilds the
> red(ish) box with TCTUI1003E. If I use http://v7r1prod.frankeni.com:2001
> then that works perfectly.
>
>   Here's the thing, MANY of the functions we use daily work Okey Dokey
> when we use the IP address to access the server. IBM Navigator for i is
> NOT one of those things!
>
>   So mostly you have it right, what you've not got correct is how you're
> ACCESSING the system. If you think about apache and how it directs
> inbound requests to the various servers you can have MANY virtual hosts
> on the same server. Even Frankie (a lowly 170 on V5R3) runs
> www.frankeni.com www.idevcloud.com www.iinthecloud.com www.midrange.com
> and others. In order for apache to know which virtual host to ring up it
> looks at the inbound URL. The IP address, however, is not a URL.
>
>   So try this as a simple solution. In your own local hosts file add the
> 10.0.10.205 address with the FQDN of VASi5.valadd.com then in your
> browser use http://VASi5.valadd.com:2001 and I think you will have a
> 'Kazaa' moment. :-)
>
>   The correct solution of course is to put that in your local DNS so
> that you don't need to mess with host table entries on the machines that
> access the server.
>
>          - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
>
> www.frankeni.com
> www.iDevCloud.com
> www.iInTheCloud.com
>
> On 10/21/2013 4:24 PM, Pete Helgren wrote:
>
> > I was going to post about my woes in getting it set up on my LPAR's as
> > well so lemme ask a couple of questions....
> >
> > When you say that the FQDN and IP match up, are you saying that the Work
> > with TCP/IP Host Table entries must match (Option 10 on CFGTCP?).  Match
> > *what* exactly?  And when you say test if from the IBM i partition, are
> > you saying that it should be pingable or?
> >
> > The IP address for the IBM i on my LPAR is 10.0.10.205 (at least, one of
> > the IP addresses assigned to the line description is).  I have that IP
> > assigned to VASi5.valadd.com in the host table entries. When I access
> > Navigator from my browser on the local network I type in
> > 10.0.10.205:2001 and I get a very nice looking log in prompt and then
> > see the menu.  Basically every option on the menu returns TCTUI1003E
> > just like Buzz.
> >
> > I DO get a security warning from Chrome that the certificate isn't
> > trusted when I access the page originally but that is about all I see.
> >
> > I *just* put on the latest groups and CUME.  Regardless of how and when
> > I start the *ADMIN server, I always see this error.  I always have but
> > it hasn't been a big deal since I use 5250j and IBM i Access when I have
> > to.  But it would be nice to have this working......Web Admin and DCM
> > work fine.  I just have never gotten Navigator to work.
> >
> > Pete Helgren
> > www.petesworkshop.com
> > GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java
> >
> > On 10/21/2013 1:27 PM, DrFranken wrote:
> > > Be very positive in no uncertain terms that the IP address used to
> > > access the server and the FQDN for the server match up. Also make sure
> > > that the rDNS record matches that IP address. Be sure to test this FROM
> > > the IBM i partition. If these do not match many things (IBM Navigator
> > > for i INCLUDED) will not work correctly.
> > >
> > > Second be sure you have all the correct Java components installed and
> > > have current PTF groups for HTTP, JAVA, TCP and that the HIPER group is
> > > reasonably current as well.
> > >
> > > Also if a lot of things start when your system starts and you don't have
> > > very many disk arms. Try ending and restarting the *ADMIN server when
> > > the system isn't very busy. I have seen that on systems with few arms
> > > where everything starts at once that the *ADMIN server doesn't finish
> > > starting correctly and this is one of the issues that surfaces.
> > >
> > >            - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
> > >
> > > www.frankeni.com
> > > www.iDevCloud.com
> > > www.iInTheCloud.com
> > >
> > > On 10/21/2013 12:43 PM, Buzz Fenner wrote:
> > >
> > > > I make use of IBM Navigator For i (mainly in lieu of -not- being able
> to use
> > > > Ops Nav in iAccess For Windows on my Win 8 laptop). A week ago we
> ported
> > > > over from a Model 520 to an 8202 (both @ v7r1). I now find almost all
> the
> > > > selections are generating server communication errors, namely
> TCTUI1003E.
> > > > Google has not been my friend, so far. Has anyone run into this
> problem?
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Buzz Fenner
> > > >
> > > > Business Systems Analyst/Systems Administrator
> > > >
> > > > City Water & Light
> > > >
> > > > 870.930.3374 | 870.219.5229
> > > >
> > > > bfenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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