>Did anyone change IKJTSOxx or issue the PARMLIB command or >SET IKJTSO=xx command? Is PING defined to AUTHCMD?
Does ping behave the same from a shell session? Log-in through telnet and try "oping some.host.name" Peter Hunkeler CREDIT SUISSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html