Daniel, I hope you are using the OSA-ICC redbook to help you get yours working. It can be found at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246364.html
I had a look at what it said about the TN3270E client. It goes as follows: <quote> 2.2.4 TN3270E emulator planning ... TN3270E emulator program support for the OSA-ICC function The OSA-ICC function complies with TCP/IP RFC 2355 TN3270E Telnet Option. There are currently two Telnet TN3270E (not TN3270) emulator program products that explicitly support the OSA-ICC function: IBM Personal Communications (PCOMM) V5.6 and later supports TN3270 Extensions used for OSA-ICC support. PCOMM is a component of the IBM Access Client Package for Multiplatforms program suite. For more information, see: http://www.ibm.com/software/network/pcomm/ Many PTFs are available for currently supported PCOMM releases, for the TN3270E function, and especially for 328x emulated printer support. For more information about PCOMM service updates, see: http://www.ibm.com/software/network/pcomm/support/ IBM Tivoli AF/REMOTE V1.0.0.106 and later supports TN3270 Extensions used for OSA-ICC support. For more information, see: http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/af-remote/index.html Other TN3270E emulators may work with the OSA-ICC function. If you choose to use another TN3270E emulator, we recommend ensuring that the product vendor provides software support for the emulator program. Avoid using freeware or shareware programs with no software support. Note: We highly recommend that you apply the latest software maintenance available for the PCOMM version and release you are running in your OSA-ICC environment. Note: AF/REMOTE does not currently support the 328x emulated printer function. Note: IBM supports only Personal Communications (PCOMM) V5.6 for Windows (or later) and IBM Tivoli AF/REMOTE V1.0.0.106 (or later) for use with the OSA-ICC function. </quote> I expect this lines up pretty well with the announcement material. What this all means is that, if you have a problem with OSA-ICC operation, you had better know enough about the TN3270E protocol - as defined in RFC 2355 ( http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2355.html ) - to be able to determine who is at fault: OSA-ICC or your TN3270E client vendor - and you can so overwhelm "level 1" and probably "level 2" with your expertise that they take you seriously. The sentence to ram down their throats is "The OSA-ICC function complies with TCP/IP RFC 2355 TN3270E Telnet Option." Even if you use PCOMM or AF/REMOTE as your TN3270E client, you may get into a similar position but escalating within IBM will finally locate someone who will lead you out of the "no man's land" between the product barricades. I was once there between IMS and the 4700 when the protocol involved was SNA. :-( Nevertheless, as Radoslaw said, any good TN3270E client will probably suffice and that may well include free ones. Chris Mason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel A. McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 20 June, 2006 2:39 PM Subject: OSA-ICC Options > Good day. We're trying to hook into OSA-ICC with Attachmate, and it's not > an elegant solution. It makes me wonder about products like PCOMM and > AF/Remote for that process instead of Attachmate. > > Have any of you opted for either of the latter two over Attachmate? If so, > what was your justification? We're licensed for Attachamte, and we have an > old copy of AF/Remote which we are looking at upgrading for this project. > In the meantime, we've been at this for days, our primary problem being > that we can't get the PC running Attachmate to come up as a NIP console. > > One last thought. If IBM is asking us to replace 2074s and 3174s with this > new and improved OSAC-ICC solution, will PCOMM become a free product if it > isn't already? Just wondering..... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
