> And you must have a dedicated port number on z/OS to use. We use port 2023.
Sorry John - not strictly true - unless there's a consideration of which I am unaware which prevents use of the well-documented technique I am about to propose as an alternative. The "trick" is to use "virtual IP addresses" (VIPAs) - decided on the IBMTCP-L list better to be described as "virtual *interface* IP addresses" - in combination with the BIND parameter of the relevant PORT statement list entries. Thus you have a PORT statement list entry for the SNA-oriented TELNET server and you have a PORT statement list entry for the UNIX-oriented TELNET server. Here's an example based on just how the BIND parameter works, the sample given in section 2.22.5, "Configuring TSO and z/OS UNIX Remote Execution servers to use the same port" in the z/OS Communications Server IP Configuration Guide, various other bits and pieces of information in the same manual and the Configuration Reference manual: Definition of VIPAs: VIPADYNAMIC VIPARANGE 255.255.255.255 10.1.1.1 VIPARANGE 255.255.255.255 10.1.1.2 ENDVIPADYNAMIC Extract of PORT statement: PORT ... 23 TCP TN3270E BIND 10.1.1.1 23 TCP OMVS BIND 10.1.1.2 ... Extract of /etc/services: ... otelnet 23/tcp ... Extract of inetd.conf: ... otelnet stream tcp nowait OMVSKERN /usr/sbin/otelnetd otelnetd ... For clients who wish to access the SNA-oriented TELNET server, ideally a name system entry will be available which specifies IP address 10.1.1.1 as the destination so that entry of the command telnet sna.my.lovely.system.com causes a TELNET connection to 10.1.1.1, port 23. For clients who wish to access the UNIX-oriented TELNET server, ideally a name system entry will be available which specifies IP address 10.1.1.2 as the destination so that entry of the command telnet unix.my.lovely.system.com causes a TELNET connection to 10.1.1.2, port 23. Thus neither of the TELNET servers need use a *dedicated* port number. Note that I prefer to propose VIPARANGE dynamic VIPA with the PORT statement list entry BIND parameter rather than static VIPA for server applications just as a matter of course. The reason is that the associated "service" will be "advertised" using whatever dynamic routing protocol is in use *only* when the "service" is available. - Incidentally, I'd be grateful if someone with a "sandbox" and a bit of time on their hands could verify this sample. - Chris Mason On Thu, 5 Apr 2012 09:44:39 -0500, McKown, John <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> wrote: >Using SSH is, IMO, superior. But if you are dead set on using Telnet (perhaps >due to lack of an SSH client - I suggest PuTTY), then you must be running the >INETD daemon. And you must have a dedicated port number on z/OS to use. We use >port 2023. In the /etc/inetd.conf file, you need a line like: > >2023 stream tcp nowait BPXROOT /usr/sbin/otelnetd otelnetd -l -t -D login > >Replace the "2023" with the port you want to use. Then, to get a UNIX shell >prompt, you telnet into that port number. This works for me. > >-- >John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN