[bit.listserv.ibm-nets] UNIX to AS/400 , telnet , tn3270, 5250 ?

ronald@integow.uucp (Ronald Wopereis) (01/15/91)

Folks,

I am looking for a connection to make between a UNIX box ( Motorola, Sun
Sparc ) and an IBM AS/400 over TCP/IP.

I have the tn3270 program, but from what I've heard, I need a different
protocol to talk to the IBM AS/400, which is said to be the 5250 protocol.


Questions that I have are :

	
	(1) Is there a program available ( freeware or commercial
		package ? ) I saw Rabbit software offers the
		RabbitPLUS 3270 (TM) package, but can I talk to
		the AS/400 with this protocol ?
	
	(2) Does anyone out there have any experience in connecting
		these two machines ?

Thank you all who've read this far.
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ronald@integow.uucp (Ronald Wopereis) (01/18/91)

: Folks,
: 
: I am looking for a connection to make between a UNIX box ( Motorola, Sun
: Sparc ) and an IBM AS/400 over TCP/IP.
: 
: I have the tn3270 program, but from what I've heard, I need a different
: protocol to talk to the IBM AS/400, which is said to be the 5250 protocol.
: 
: 
: Questions that I have are :
: 
: 	
:	(1) Is there a program available ( freeware or commercial
:		package ? ) I saw Rabbit software offers the
:		RabbitPLUS 3270 (TM) package, but can I talk to
:		the AS/400 with this protocol ?
:	
:	(2) Does anyone out there have any experience in connecting
:		these two machines ?
:
:Thank you all who've read this far.
:-- 
:UUCP: ..!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!integow!ronald  or  ronald@integow.uucp 
:Ronald Wopereis, Consultancy Manager, Integrity Software Consultants, 
:         Pelmolenlaan 16, 3447 GW Woerden, Netherlands,
:            tel +31 3480-30131, fax +31 3480-30182
:

Amongst several responses ( thank you all ) there was a direct telephone
call from IBM in the US to the Netherlands in order to provide an answer
to this question. What a service! ( Thank you, Mark B. )

The answer is following ( please correct me if I'm wrong, Mark ) :

	(1) The AS/400 fully supports the 3270 protocol. This means
		that using the tn3270 program enables you to connect
		your Unix terminal to the AS/400.
	
	(2) For the problem of different function keys on the Unix
		terminal : One of the CL-commands on the AS/400 named
		"CHGKBDMAP" takes care of it. 
	
	(3) MI-TECH ( hope I spelled this correctly ) - I think they are
		located in Texas - recently annnounced a TN5250 program
		or package ( about two months ago )
	
	(4) IBM is working on getting the 5250 protocol into an RFC.


Ron.
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Ronald Wopereis, Consultancy Manager, Integrity Software Consultants, 
         Pelmolenlaan 16, 3447 GW Woerden, Netherlands,
            tel +31 3480-30131, fax +31 3480-30182