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Re: [Plug] Plea for help - Strange Communications Protocol
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On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Charles Stack wrote:
> Hopefully, someone here will be able to help me.
>
> I've got to connect to an AIX-based system using a modem. The existing
> software dials directly into the remote computer and does not appear to be
> IP based (hence no PPP).
Minor point: PPP does not imply TCP/IP. The PPP communication protocol
supports at least TCP/IP, IPX, and NetBEUI.
> I can dial in, and using V100 or ASCII emulation, I can log into the system.
> At that point, things get squirrly. The data appears to be field oriented.
> Color attributes are sent (as is placement info), but as I enter data and
> leave each field, it is validate by the remote computer. Oh yeah, the
> client software is also from IBM.
Yeah, this sounds like an IBM 3270-oriented application. There's a
communications package available for Win32 called "Rhumba". I don't know
if there's a Linux equivalent, but it's a place to start. I'm not sure
what communication or network protocol it uses to communicate (I never
used it at the one place I was at; I managed to avoid having to order
supplies).
Michael W. Ryan, MCP, MCT | OTAKON 2000
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