=========================================================== SEARCH400.COM | Administrator Tip Sept. 19, 2001 Essential explanations, tools, and code for the iSeries administrator. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f8,00.html =========================================================== =========================================================== SPONSOR: FORMation mg Introducing SmartRouting! Where do you want your reports and forms to go Right Now? FORMation mg's Smart Routing automatically directs the delivery of reports and e-documents such as checks, invoices, barcode/labels and more. Deliver to enterprise-wide recipients by e-mail, laser printer and fax! Download the FREE Trial Award-Winning flashFORM400 today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3345652;5058249;m?http://www.formationmg.com/search400 =========================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers to the following iSeries administrator questions and concerns: Today's Featured Administrator Tip: -- Use Express V5R1 to share PC5250 configurations Answers to Other Technical Questions: 1. How can I get those CA sessions to end? 2. Why do some Client Access screens freeze? 3. How can I stop CA sessions from disconnecting? 4. V5R1's new way of locking down FTP 5. V5R1 -- The good, the bad and the ugly =========================================================== Today's Featured Tip =========================================================== Use Express V5R1 to share PC5250 configurations By creating one generic Client Access Express workstation profile (.WS file), you can share one PC5250 configuration among many machines. This simple technique, provided by Joe Hertvik, should save you a lot of time in setting up PC5250 devices throughout the network. You can also easily change your configuration for all computers by making a change to the shared .WS file. CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci770208,00.html =========================================================== Answers to Other Administrator Questions =========================================================== 1. How can I get those CA sessions to end? Abnormal disconnects in Client Access sessions are making life difficult for this iSeries user. When one happens he has to manually end the session and usually vary off and on the device before the person can access the session again. What are your ideas for making sessions end when disconnects occur? Post them here and also see what other users said. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/90 2. Why do some Client Access screens freeze? This search400 member recently upgraded his company's AS/400 from V4.3 to V4.5. Everything was fine except on some terminals a message was sent that certain terminals would suspend the user's Client Access screen. Read the advice site expert Tim Granatir gave him. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid376713_tax285221,00.html 3. How can I stop CA sessions from disconnecting? This user writes: We recently upgraded to a 9406-270, and the first day on it CA workstation sessions at numerous PCs started disconnecting during interactive jobs with no apparent pattern. IBM says it isn't a problem with the AS/400 or CA. Do you have any ideas? Click here to read what site expert Shahar Mor said: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid394994_tax285221,00.html 4. V5R1's new way of locking down FTP OS/400 FTP has always been both a blessing and a curse on the iSeries. It's a blessing because it enables you to easily move files between OS/400 and other operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Unix and Linux. It's a curse because -- in the wrong hands -- FTP can also allow users to delete file members or libraries and to launch commands on your iSeries or AS/400 box. With OS/400 V5R1 and Client Access Express for Windows V5R1, IBM has provided new Operations Navigator-based FTP application settings that help fill those holes. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci764642,00.html 5. V5R1 -- The good, the bad and the ugly Learn the ins and outs of the new operating system. Find out what makes this release great, hear about any pitfalls, and learn through others' experiences how to ensure a smooth upgrade. Joining us will be some of the top iSeries 400 experts, such as Java and WebSphere expert Jim Mason, IBM's David Slater, security expert Trevor Seeney and RPG programming expert Brad Stone. Log on Wednesday, Sept. 26 between 9am and 5pm EDT to ask your questions and hear what industry experts think about V5R1. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84638 =========================================================== What other systems management issues do you have and/or need to be addressed? 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