Try this thought - Host C3270 on Z series Linux as a server, install your Linux PC's out there in userland running SSH client connecting to the C3270 server, which then connects to the Z/OS or OS/390 partition for green screen data.
Data on the network is encrypted and by using internal networking on the Z series there is no external unencrypted exposure between Linux and Z/OS. Manage your entire 3270 environment in 2 consoles - Z/OS and the Linux guest running C3270. Does this interest anyone? Roger Oakes Oregon Dept. of Transportation -----Original Message----- From: Lionel Dyck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 8:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Replacing 3270 terminal Out network folks are trying to convert from SNA to TCP/IP and have been trying to eliminate all the green screens for awhile - the only catch is the budget to replace the 3270's that are used as pure 3270's where there is no need for any intelligence (on the terminal side at least). A solution that I proposed and has been fairly successful so far is to replace the 3270's with surplus pc's (which become available as the 4 and 5 year old pc's are replaced). I take the surplus pc - typically a 350 to 400 mhz pentium and install Linux on it along with x3270. I then set up the pc to autologon (with KDE that is very easy) and then set it so the x3270 starts when the pc boots (by using the KDE autostart feature). One advantage that we've noticed already is that our desktop support doesn't touch these pc's as they don't do Linux and thus they are more stable not 'suffering' from the automatic software distribution and other things that desktop support does to the normal windows pc. hope this helps someone -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM: lbdyck
