Thomas, "Doesn't really" isn't the same as "doesn't at all". If you've looked at it, and found it impractical or not cost effective or whatever, then that's fine. I'll admit that NCPROUTE is not fantastic, but as a tool for getting the job done it might be better than not at all.
There's also the AnyNet TCP/IP over SNA facility, but I suspect its future might not be rosy. ISTR that the P/390 3172 emulation driver supported serial ports (was it WAN3172?). It emulated them in the same way as the real 3172 used a WAC adapter, to drive V24 or V35 line(s). Perhaps this might let you drive the serial port from OS/390, but you will probably be limited in the protocols you can run over this... Cheers, Vic Cross -- Vic Cross MACS mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Networking, Linux, on zSeries and S/390 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kern, Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:57 PM Subject: Re: Multiple System Automation Tools? (was RE: behaviour of tar ) > Yes, the 3745 doen't really do TCP/IP. And our Multiprise/3000 doesn't have > serial ports except in the IBM section of the OS/2 psuedo-simulated > processor manager. Our MVS system USED to have an asynchronous dial-out port > on an even older 3725/3705. > > I am still interested in system automation tools to tie these disparate > systems together. Our bosses have repeated rejected throwing out either the > dinosaurs or the PCs. > > /Thomas Kern > /(301)903-2211 > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Summerfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 19:37 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Multiple System Automation Tools? (was RE: behaviour of tar > ) > > > > Sorry, but our 3745 doesn't handle that kind of communications and the > > The 3745 doesn't do TCP/IP? > > > > network security folks have already outsourced the modem type of > > communications for everyone to our firewall provider because dialing into > > the firewall is the ONLY approved use of modem technology. "Everyone > really > > is already on the internet so we are to move away from those ancient > > technologies." > > The modem server actually shares the serial port. Like on OS/2. > Communication is > via TCP/IP, like everything else in the Unix world. > > > -- > Cheers > John Summerfield > > Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ > > Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my > disposition. > > ============================== > If you don't like being told you're wrong, > be right! >
