On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 10:04:40AM -0800, Wolfe, Gordon W wrote: > I cannot find the ctcmpc.o module anywhere on my SLES8-SP3 (31-bit) system. > Nor can I find it on any of the installation or service rpms I have > downloaded from the SuSE site. Can anyone tell me where it might be?
Gordon, As Mark indicated it is a fairly recent addition to the kernel patches. The release notes for Communications Server for Linux on zSeries (CSLz?) state that the protocol supported by the CTCMPC driver is not the MPC+ protocol we've kind-of taken for granted with VTAM (it's the earlier, pre- plus version). So I'm not sure what kind of performance to expect. I'd suggest using Enterprise Extender over a Hipersockets as your path back to VTAM. It is quite easy to set up -- yes, even on z/OS, if you haven't already started using it yet :) -- and you get to take advantage of the speed of Hipersockets for the path between Comms Server on Linux and VTAM (and the link is fully APPN/HPR-capable as well). Most importantly, no special device drivers are needed. I run this way, linking a CSLz instance to a z/OS 1.4 system over a Guest LAN (just to say I could ;), but also to demonstrate that the type of IP connection doesn't really matter). EE also helps simplify things if you want to link to systems in other CECs -- even other sites. Just add another station definition with the correct IP address, and let the routing network handle it. Drop me a line off-list, if you like, if you've got questions about EE. Cheers, Vic Cross ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
