Assuming you have no firewall issues... Finding a 3270 emulator for Android will be the biggest problem. I've been looking for one since I got an Android based phone without luck. The form factor will be the next hurdle to get past. Granted, you won't be doing heads down data entry, but it is certainly not something you want to be doing long term work with either.
There is a OpenVPN client for Android, but sadly it requires rooting the device. An implementation of VNC is also available. An SSH client is available which I've used, it is quite nice. On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:27 PM, McKown, John <[email protected] > wrote: > OK, it's probably a stupid thought. But we are losing our laptop with the > "air card". So we won't have a way to access our z system when not at home > or where there is wifi (assuming I take my own laptop around with me). So, > with all these new "smartphones" such as the Droid, I was wondering if that > device could be used to VPN into our LAN and then do 3270 emulation? I know > absolutely nothing about these devices. Can they "telnet" into UNIX systems? > > > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell > [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or > proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and > issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake > Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of > TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Rich Smrcina Velocity Software, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
