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Configure the iSeries v5r4 to open the HTTPS port for incoming connections
When the HTTPS 443 port is not accessible from interned but is open within the local network, open the port for incoming connections by recognizing the problem as a network firewall issue rather than an iSeries issue. Ask the Expert
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"Time" saving programming tips for iSeries
Do you want to know how to synchronize your iSeries' clock to NIST standards and have distributed PCs synch up to your iSeries? This tutorial on iSeries clock managment shows you how. Tip
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PC/Windows connectivity: Top 10 expert Q&As
Shahar Mor, iSeries/i5 PC/Windows connectivity expert, has been answering Search400.com's member questions for more than five years. Shahar has seen many of the same issues and concerns asked again and again. Therefore, we've compiled the top 10 ques... Learning Guide
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Invisible traffic that steals bandwidth
If you network is busy though you know it is empty you may be experiencing "phantom traffic." Here Loki Jorgeson takes the mystery out of of the sources of traffic-like behavior. Tip
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Working with ODBC and dates
One Search400.com member writes, "I use Business Objects and Viewpoint to access DB2/400 via ODBC. Since the new year some PTF's were applied (I don't know which ones) and now any SQL that converts strings to dates fails. The iSeries is managed elsew... Ask the Expert
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Run command on a PC
One Search400.com member writes, "I want to start a .Wav file from my iSeries. It works with the STRPCCMD but the length of the parameter is limited to 123, which is too small. Are there any alternatives?" PC/Windows connectivity expert Shahar Mor re... Ask the Expert
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Why is my job taking twice as long?
We are running a series of overnight downloads from the iSeries using SQL server with ODBC connections. The job runs in subsystem QUSRWRK. The job, which once took two hours, leapt to a current five hours with no apparent changes to jobs, configurati... Ask the Expert
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Problems with new server and PC
One user writes, "We have made some changes in our network. We added a new server, and a new PC was installed in the old V3R2 Client Access. We are still running OS/400 V3R7 on the iSeries. In the old network, which is still available, I can see in ... Ask the Expert
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Take control of your iSeries network security -- Part 2
In his previous tip, Rich Loeber told you how to use the Job Action network attribute to help control network security. This week he shows you how Client Request Access and DDM Request Access control PC access and remote access to your iSeries. Tip
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The iSeries and MS Office make good partners
Microsoft may be IBM's arch nemesis, but in most cases iSeries users still need to use PCs and Microsoft software. Fortunately, the i5/OS and Microsoft Office work well together. Interaction between two computers -- like an iSeries system and a PC --... Learning Center