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Essential explanations, tools, and code for the iSeries administrator. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f8,00.html ============================================================= In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers on the following iSeries administrator questions and concerns: Today's Featured Administrator Tip: -- A new way to start TCP/IP with V5R1 Answers to Other Technical Questions 1. Readers sound off about manual's missing chapter 2. How can I suppress the flashing screen? 3. Tricks and techniques for FTPing OS/400 save files 4. Performance collection in V5R1 5. V5R1: Printing & output Important Announcements and Links - New Monthly Newsletter: Top Expert Advice - Tip Exchange: Win a Garmin eMap GPS - Advice: Managing the iSeries Discussion Forum - Featured Book: FastTrak: iSeries and AS/400 System Operations - Best Web Links: Up-to-date V5R1 resources __________________________________________________________________ ************** SPONSORED BY: PowerTech ****************** Download FREE intrusion detection software. Is your iSeries Really Secure? PC's connected to your iSeries pose security risks. End users have direct access to data. Identify and close security gaps inside your firewall using PowerLock NetworkSecurity, which provides network access control, intrusion detection and vulnerability assessment. Please click below today for your FREE Intrusion detection software. http://search400.techtarget.com/r/0,,2554,00.htm?PowerTechATIS ================================================================= Today's Featured Tip ================================================================= A new way to start TCP/IP with V5R1 Prior to OS/400 V5R1, administrators were locked into a fairly familiar pattern when starting TCP/IP. With V5R1, IBM has added a new parameter to its IPL attributes that allows you to start TCP/IP upon an OS/400 IPL without having to edit the startup program. Check out this tip for more information on IBM's recent changes concerning starting TCP/IP. Joe Hertvik gives you all the details in his latest tip. >> Click here to review the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci810968,00.html ============================================================= Answers to Other Administrator Questions ============================================================= 1. Readers sound off about manual's missing chapter This resent tip by Joe Hertvik touched a nerve with his readers. He received some good user feedback; check out what they had to say. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci810935,00.html 2. How can I suppress the flashing screen? One user writes, "Is it possible to suppress the flashing of the screen during a debug session of an RPGIV program? Every time I press F10 the previous screen appears and disappears before the debugger stops at the next source/row. I already specified option (*nodebugio:*srcstmt)." Read what other members suggested. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1312 3. Tricks and techniques for FTPing OS/400 save files Save files (SAVF) are great for transferring iSeries and AS/400 objects between OS/400-based machines. Unfortunately, there's a little bit of misunderstanding about how to properly FTP save files. There are a few simple, but hard-fast, rules that users must follow to successfully transfer save files. Joe Hertvik gives you all the details in this tip. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci797779,00.html 4. Performance collection in V5R1 This member wonders if there have been any changes to the underlying files that are produced by performance collection in V5R1? OS/400 expert John Brandt offers some advice. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid423932_tax285220,00.html 5. V5R1: Printing & output Printing and output from the iSeries can be a challenge. And V5R1 provides more changes in output capabilities than any previous release. Get advice on your printing issues in this Search400 Featured Topic. http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci769492,00.html __________________________________________________________________ ************** SPONSORED BY: inFORM Decisions ****************** Introducing Smart Routing! Where do you want your reports and forms to go Right NOW? Inform Decisions' Smart Routing feature automatically directs the delivery of reports and e-docs such as, checks, invoices, barcode/labels and more. Deliver to enterprise-wide recipients by e-mail, laser printer and fax! 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To receive this newsletter, simply edit your member profile at http://search400.techtarget.com/editSummary/1,291026,sid3,00.html and check Top Expert Advice newsletter under the Tips section. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A GARMIN EMAP GPS | Submit Your Tip to Win This month we're giving away a Garmin eMap GPS. With the eMap, no matter if you are in your car or hiking in the mountains, you are never alone. The eMap contains a differential-ready, 12-parallel channel GPS receiver that continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position. Send in your tip -- you could be our next winner. >> SUBMIT a Tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid3_prz804422_cts804420,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- MANAGING THE ISERIES DISCUSSION FORUM | Interact with your peers Check out search400's new Managing the iSeries discussion forum. If you have a performance problem you just can't figure out, or you need help recovering data after a system crash, we recommend you check out this forum. Other system managers can help you with these and other management issues. >> DISCUSSION THREADS you may find of interest: * I need advice on DASD balancing http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/351 * FTP from the iSeries 400 to another box or the same box http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1480 >> CLICK HERE to enter the forum... http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BOOK | Search400's Bookstore Title: FastTrak: iSeries and AS/400 System Operations Author: Gary Patterson This interactive presentation blends audio, video and hands-on instruction into a multisensory learning experience that teaches you the basics of iSeries 400 operations. http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&product_id=158347336X&partner_id=55 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BEST WEB LINKS | Up-to-date V5R1 resources These Best Web Links provide the most up-to-date V5R1 information available. 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