this interests us but no z/os or os/390.. just vse/esa how would we do it??
Ralph > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 1:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Replacing 3270 terminal > > > 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 > >
