To connect to a port other than the default port 23 using x3270 select
Connect / Other... and type in the IP address and port number separated by a
space - i.e. "127.0.0.1 443". I assume that this would also require
appropriate changes to the .conf files.
Regards,
Steve Oswald
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Sainty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: Secure TN3270
> Hi Erwann,
>
> On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 10:37:14PM +0100, Erwann SIMON wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Wich soltion do U use to have a secure remote connection to your VM from
a
> > TN3270 emulator for MS Windows and/or Linux ?
> >
>
> Here at Red Hat, there is one trick we use, which allows for the use of
> use of secure (SSL) 3270 from a Linux machine, using the standard x3270 or
> c3270 programs. x3270 is the graphical, X-Windows based TN3270 emulator
> included with Red Hat Linux and other Linux distributions. Without using
> the SSL tunneling method described here, x3270 does not support secure
> connections.
>
> Assuming you have:
>
> - the xinetd RPM already installed (the multi-purpose Internet services
> daemon)
> - the stunnel RPM already installed
>
> you can try the following steps (these being for a Red Hat Linux 7.1 / 7.2
> system):
>
> 1. Add the following line to the /etc/services file as root:
>
> 3270s-tunnel 23/tcp
>
> 2. Add the file /etc/xinetd.d/3270s-tunnel as root, with the contents:
>
> # default: off
> # description: Tunnel 3270 via SSL to remote end
> service 3270s-tunnel
> {
> disable = no
> socket_type = stream
> wait = no
> user = nobody
> server = /usr/sbin/stunnel
> server_args =-c -r <remote IP address>:23
> }
>
>
> ^^^ specify remote IP address in <remote IP address> above
>
> 3. Do a "service xinetd start" or "service xinetd restart" to start or
> restart the xinetd service. (Use "chkconfig --list" to see the various
> system and xinetd-based services, including the "3270s-tunnel" service)
>
> 4. Connect with x3270 to "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" - data will be
> forwarded to the IP address specified above, using SSL.
>
> Notes:
> ------
> - You may want to use the "chkconfig --list" command to check whether any
> other network services e.g. telnet or ftp will be activated
inadvertently
> through starting the multi-purpose xinetd service - check under "xinetd
> based services"
>
> - x3270 does not appear to allow specification of a port number other than
> 23, hence the service we create above listens on port 23 (see line we
add
> to /etc/services). This means that you would not be able to provide the
> telnet service (via xinetd) on the machine you are running xinetd on.
>
> - If the x3270-text RPM is installed (in Red Hat Linux), you may also use
> the text-based c3270 program. (Just as for x3270, it also does not allow
> ports other than 23 to be specified.)
>
> Erwann, I hope this helps and provides you with one way to connect via
> Linux. :-)
>
> Regards,
>
>
> DS..
>
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