Hi,

Does Hercules support any device to support this communication on
port 2023?

Thanks and Regards,

Kailas Shetye

--- In os390andmvs@yahoogroups.com, bb5ch39t <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> --- In os390andmvs@yahoogroups.com, thangavelu chokalingam
> <tchokar@y...> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Where can I find the information about defining USSTAB
> > for UNIX and what are all steps I have to follow.
> >
> > If anybody knows pls help me.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > choks
>
> You only get a USSTAB type facility if you connect to VTAM. You
> cannot get a UNIX shell from a VTAM screen. If you are using VTAM,
> you must logon to TSO, then use the OMVS or ISHELL commands.
>
> If you want what I call a "UNIX Shell" similar to what you'd get on
a
> Linux box or a Sun workstation, then you must dedicate a specific
IP
> port to that function. You must then reserve that port in your
TCPIP
> parms for that port. Something similar to:
>
> 2023 TCP OMVS NOAUTOLOG ; Telnet Server
>
> You must then have a function running called the "inet daemon".
This
> is normally started at MVS IPL time by customizing the shell
> script "/etc/rc" to include a line like:
>
> _BPX_JOBNAME='INETD',/usr/sbin/inetd /etc/inetd.conf &
>
>
> You must then have a file called "/etc/inetd.conf" which contains a
> line similar to:
>
> 2023 stream tcp nowait BPXROOT /usr/sbin/otelnetd otelnetd -l
>
> On the PC, you'd then use a standard telnet client **not a TN3270**
> and connect with something like:
>
> telnet mvs.ip.address 2023
>
> This will get you a "UNIX Shell".
>
>
> --
> John McKown