> And if the DB/2 connect software is on the client, why not connect > directly to z/OS DB/2? Going through Linux would seem to be an > unnecessary step.
I'd tend to agree, but it may be a solution to a political problem (ie, not permitting direct connections to mainframe (defining mainframe = z/OS as many less informed policy types do) or some such rot). Routing it through Linux would also give some easier-to-configure controls on who can connect; it's possible to implement such on z/OS, but it's not easy, and few network engineers know how. Most know how to cope with and manage Linux iptables. In either case, DB/2 Connect on Linux isn't going to help him without an application to serve the data. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
