Eileen, Please keep us posted and let us know if/how it got fixed.
Thanks, Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.html > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:02:40 -0400 > From: ebar...@doitt.nyc.gov > Subject: Re: Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > > I tried pinging on an lpar which has outside access - we can get to all > internet and ftp sites from it and still got timed out on ping. > They have ICMP blocked on the firewalls- the problem finally got routed to > the correct security group (WINTEL) and hopefully they can be convinced to > fix it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf > Of McKown, John > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:42 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Barkow, Eileen > > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 9:53 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > > Subject: Re: Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > > > > I cannot ping the PC IP address and WSA gives back RC=60, so > > I am assuming that it is the firewall > > (network people told me that it was ICMP in particular). > > Not ICMP, per se. That is why you cannot ping (which uses ICMP). Likely the > firewall does not allow the z/OS system to connect outward to any other IP > addresses, with perhaps some whitelisted addresses for some servers (such as > ftp servers). Which would indicate that it most likely is on its own VLAN. > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
