On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:19:05 -0500, Ken Porowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Anyone have experience using an OSA-ICC attached Console over a long >distance, say 8000 miles or so? > >I'm a little worried about the effects of latency and/or timeouts. > One way to know is to test it with an optical distance simulator before putting the link in place ( if it is not yet installed or ordered) As they are quite expensive, some consulting companies are renting them for a day or a week. ( see with the networks guys t your shop ) It is more reliable than speculate about the effect of the latency, and it allows you to adjust your parameter settings easily as the server, the simulator and the console will be in the same room next to you on a local setup. Bruno Sugliani zxnetconsult(at)free(dot)fr http://zxnetconsult.free.fr ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
