His real requirement is to placate the management/network/security folks, but they just don't know how to phase their demand in IBM mainframese. They probably really want to stop cleartext userid/password transmission where all the spies can see them. They network and security folks know that ssh is the protocol for encrypted terminal sessions for unix (the only real opsys in their world) and know that putty is a very good ssh program on the Windows desktops that management makes them use. Therefore when they want the mainframers to stop sending userid/password in cleartext, they tell you to use putty.
They are right. Just nod your head, say sure and go turn on SSL protected TN3270 services on the TELNETS port 992. That way the network people can check their list of well-known ports and see that you really are doing what they meant to say. The x3270 and c3270 programs as packaged by Mike Caughran from State of Alaska supports SSL encryption. To turn this on, enter the connection address as L:ipaddr/name:port, such as L:vm1.hqadmin.doe.gov:992 and you will have a nice cheap secure tn3270 emulator and your management/network/security people will be satisfied. /Tom Kern --- Brian Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Others have correctly observed that PUTTY does not emulate a 3270. > > What is the real requirement? Is it to encrypt all tn3270 traffic between > your workstation and your mainframe? PUTTY can encrypt vanilla telnet to a > unix box - maybe the real requirement is to do SSL for your tn3270 traffic. > > If you explain to the list what the real requirement is, the answers you > get back will probably be of much higher quality. > > Brian > > On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:58:25 -0500, Sabo, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >Hello everyone. > > > >I have been requested by my management to use PUTTY as a 3270 emulator > >on the mainframe instead of rumba as a remote connection over the web > >access. > > > >Does anyone out there using PUTTY to access the mainframe, if so, how? > >I did use putty to access the test LINUX LPAR that I have up and > >running. So far I have only been able to connect to TSO and only as a > >single command line, not any of the ISPF panels. I would appreciate any > >help I can get. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
