On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:33:06 -0400, Dave Salt wrote: >> From: dick bond >> Our workstation IP addresses, even if fixed (like mine - most are not), >> cannot be accessed >> from z/OS. I would think most real-world shops are that way - if not, well, >> they may need to hire some networking personnel to setup proper security. > >My experience is that most real-world shops CAN access the workstation from >z/OS. I've worked at some very secure sites that had very tight security, and >in every case it was always easy to set up a workstation connection. > It's more plausible that sites that like to consider themselves very secure prohibit running servers of whatever sort (even X11?) on desktops. (Even as they block ICMP.) And here I don't know the WSA topology. Which side does listen() and which side does connect()? From what the OP said, it appears that the workstation is the server.
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