ignacij@orion (Ignacy Misztal) (04/02/91)
Are there any problems in having PC's access an RS/6000 over a token ring with telnet and having the RS/6000 use AIX3270 to exchange data with an IBM mainframe? A second question concerns ethernet and token ring connections on the same machine. George Wiggans US Dept of Agr. Wiggans@umdc.bitnet
freese@dalvm41b.vnet.ibm.com ("Bradley T. Freese") (05/10/91)
ignacij@orion (Ignacy Misztal) writes: > Are there any problems in having PC's access an RS/6000 over a token > ring with telnet and having the RS/6000 use AIX3270 to exchange data > with an IBM mainframe? A second question concerns ethernet and token > ring connections on the same machine. > George Wiggans > US Dept of Agr. > Wiggans@umdc.bitnet I assume by AIX3270 you mean telnet 3270-style. If so, this will work. The 'tn' command shipped with AIX 3.1 will support 3270 terminal emulation. The PC users can telnet into the S/6000 and then telnet out to the mainframe. If, on the other hand, AIX3270 is another product, you will need to ask the vendor of the product if it supports attached terminals. Usually, rt support for terminals will handle users coming in over TCP/IP. Yes, the RISC System/6000 will support simultaneous Ethernet and Token-Ring connections. Properly configured, the TCP/IP support from AIX will provide routing of IP packets between the two networks. Be aware that the two interfaces will have to have addresses on different networks.
freese@dalvm41b.vnet.ibm.com ("Bradley T. Freese") (05/11/91)
ignacij@orion (Ignacy Misztal) writes: > Are there any problems in having PC's access an RS/6000 over a token ring with > telnet and having the RS/6000 use AIX3270 to exchange data with an IBM > mainframe? A second question concerns ethernet and token ring connections > on the same machine. > George Wiggans > US Dept of Agr. > Wiggans@umdc.bitnet I assume by AIX3270 you mean telnet 3270-style. If so, this will work. The 'tn' command shipped with AIX 3.1 will support 3270 terminal emulation. The PC users can telnet into the S/6000 and then telnet out to the mainframe. If, on the other hand, AIX3270 is another product, you will need to ask the vendor of the product if it supports attached terminals. Usually, support for terminals will handle users coming in over TCP/IP. Yes, the RISC System/6000 will support simultaneous Ethernet and Token-Ring connections. Properly configured, the TCP/IP support from AIX will provide routing of IP packets between the two networks. Be aware that the two interfaces will have to have addresses on different networks.