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COMMON NETWORK STATION INFORMATION


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**Last updated 97/11/25 **
Added info apars II10938 & II10941
to the INDEX information.  G. Breland
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**Last updated 97/10/01 **
Added info apars II10837 and II10838
to the INDEX information.   GBreland
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**Last updated 97/09/19 **
Added pub new pub info and section
concerning the on-line text. GBreland
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** Updates prior to Sept97 are no
longer listed here...   G. Breland
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<<< ABOUT THIS INFORMATIONAL APAR
 
This Informational APAR includes information about the
IBM Network Station Manager which is appropriate for
AS/400 systems running Version 3 Release 2 or
Version 3 Release 7 and subsequent version and release
levels, as needed. This informational APAR will be updated
on a regular basis and therefore we suggest you order and
read it on a regular basis. This informational apar is
continued in other info apars (see the INDEX below).
 
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<<< INDEX OF RELATED INFORMATIONAL APARS
 
  II10309  -  II10309 contains information and
              help/tips relating specifically
              to AS/400 systems running Version 3
              Release 7.
  II10405  -  This apar.
              II10405 contains general IBM Network
              Station information (and help/tips)
              relating to multiple AS/400 release
              levels.  It contains this index and
              other helpful information.  This apar
              is continued in informational apars:
              II10676, II10938, & II10941.
  II10406  -  II10406 contains information and
              help/tips relating specifically
              to AS/400 systems running Version 3
              Release 2.
  II10566  -  II10566 contains information and
              help/tips relating specifically
              to AS/400 systems running Version 4
              Release 1.
  II10676  -  II10676 is a child to the parent
              apar II10405 (above).  This apar is
              a continuation of the information
              provided by II10405 (it is also
              continued in II10938, & II10941).
  II10837  -  II10837 contains information about
              5250 Emulation Keyboard mapping
              relative to AS/400s running R320,
              R370 and R410.  II10837 is continued
              in apar II10838 .
  II10838  -  II10838 is a continuation of info
              apar II10837 (relating to 5250
              emulation keyboard mapping).
  II10938  -  II10938 is a child to the parent
              apar II10405 (above).  This apar is
              a continuation of the information
              provided by II10405 & II10676.
              (it is also continued in II10941).
  II10941  -  II10941 is a child to the parent
              apar II10405 (above).  This apar is
              a continuation of the information
              provided by II10405, II10676, & II10938.
  II10942  -  *** PENDING V4R2 (Not available) ***
              (II10942 will contain info and
               help/tips relating specifically
               to AS/400 systems running Version 4
               Release 2.)
 
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<<< INTERNET WEBSITES LIST
 
Following are some of the most widely used internet
websites relating to the IBM Network Stations:
 
* IBM Network Computing
    http://www.internet.ibm.com/computers/networkstation
       (links to ordering information, links to
        downloads, and news items)
 
* IBM Network Station: AS/400 Information
    http://www.as400.ibm.com/networkstation
       (links to downloads, links to on-line
        publications, and links to other
        platform's publications)
 
* AS/400 Technical Support
    http://www.as400service.ibm.com
      (APAR information)
 
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<<< NETWORK STATION, AS/400 PUBLICATIONS LISTING
 
  SA41-0036  "IBM Network Station Use"
  SC41-0632  "IBM Network Station Manager for AS/400"
  SG24-2153  "AS/400-IBM Network Station-Getting Started"
 
NOTE 1: SG24-4954  "S/390 - IBM Network Station..."
        & SY44-0068 "IBM Network Station Service Information"
        & SA41-4143 "IBM Network Station Safety Information"
        are cross-platform publications; these publications
        apply to Network Stations used by multiple, or other
        (servers other than the AS/400), platforms.
 
NOTE 2: On-Line HELP text obtained from latest
        PTF fixes will contain information relating
        to the enhancements acquired by those PTFs.
        See the section concerning "ON-LINE HELP
        TEXT" later in this INFO APAR (or the
        continuation INFO APAR).
 
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>>> NOTES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IBM BROWSER AND
    IBM NETWORK STATION MANAGER LICENSE PROGRAMS
 
You must have the IBM Network Station Manager license
program installed to use the IBM or Navio Browser license
programs:
 
   5648-B08   IBM Browser, 40-bit encryption
   5648-B18   IBM Browser, 128-bit encryption
 
   5648-B10   Navio Browser, 40-bit encryption
   5648-B20   Navio Browser, 128-bit encryption
 
If there comes a time when you need to delete and
re-install the IBM Network Station Manager license program,
you MUST ALSO re-install any of the IBM and Navio Browser
license programs in order for them to be fully functional.
We realize the inconvenience of this problem and therefore
it will be resolved in a future release of the IBM Network
Station Manager license program.
 
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>>> THE NAVIO BROWSER MEMORY REQUIREMENTS
 
The IBM Network Station must have a minimum of 16 megabytes
of memory in order to use the Navio Browser.  And, if you
plan on using additional applications (such as the 5250
or 3270 emulators or the JAVA Virtual Machine) you will
need to equip your network station with more than
16 megabytes of memory.  See the manual, IBM Network
Station Manager for AS/400 (SC41-0632), to review memory
requirements by application.
 
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>>> NOTES FOR HOST SERVER SUPPORT
 
The IBM Network Station Manager logon support uses the
host server support (that runs in subsystem QSERVER).
Therefore, we suggest adding the command to start the QSERVER
subsystem and the host server support to your AS/400 system
startup routine (if they do not exist already).
 
The command STRSBS QSERVER starts the QSERVER subsystem
and the command STRHOSTSVR *ALL starts the host server support.
 
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>>> NOTES WHEN USING SETUP ASSISTANT TO CONFIGURE
    IBM NETWORK STATION PRINTERS
 
The IBM Network Station Manager Setup Assistant TASK 4300
assists you with configuring IBM Network Station printers.
However, in order to configure a printer, an entry must
exist for the IBM Network Station in the BootP table
(defined using TASK 4200).  This is true regardless of
the boot type (NVRAM or NETWORK) defined on the IBM
Network Station itself.
 
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>>> NOTES WHEN CONFIGURING BOOTP ENTRIES ON THE AS/400
    BOOT TYPE SPECIFICATION
 
Entries in the BootP table (use the Work BootP Table (WRKBPTBL)
or Setup Assistant (STRNSSA) to update this table) for IBM
Network Stations MUST specify the value IBMNSM for the boot type
parameter. And, this field is case sensitive so be sure to use
all upper-case characters.
 
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>>> NOTES WHEN CONFIGURING BOOTP ENTRIES ON THE AS/400
    MAC ADDRESSES SPECIFICATION
 
The MAC address of an IBM Network Station is identified on the
box in which the unit was shipped.  In addition, you can display
this address by viewing the hardware settings on the unit:
 
 1. When the IBM Network Station is started, you will see the
    IBM logo presented followed by a memory and keyboard check.
    After seeing the message "Search for Host System",
    press the ESC key to stop the startup process.
 
    You may be prompted for an adminstrator password
    (this was set by the administrator using the IBM Network
    Station Manager program).  If the password is known,
    type it and press Enter.  Otherwise, press Enter
    (and you will only be able to view the IBM Network
    Station setup values).
 
    The IBM Network Station Setup Utility menu will be
    presented.
 
 2. Press F4 to View Hardware Parameters
 
 3. Look for the entry displaying the MAC address.  This will
    be a set of 6 hexadecimal values separated by colons
    (such as 05:16:02:42:00:0A).
 
 4. Press ENTER to return to the IBM Network Station Setup
    Utility.
 
 5. Press ENTER to reboot your IBM Network Station.
 
 When entering the MAC address for an IBM Network Station
 into the BootP table on the AS/400 system (via the WRKBPTBL
 command or from the Setup Assistant menu), you must specify
 the MAC address separating the digits by periods rather
 than colons (such as 05.16.02.42.00.0A).
 
Although this may cause some confusion, it is necessary because
the BootP table uses colons as delimiters (this is not an
AS/400 standard or function but rather a BootP standard format
accepted by all server types using this protocol).
 
Note, a PTF is planned at this time which will allow you to
enter the MAC address using colons and then store the MAC
address using the period as the required delimeter.
 
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>>> NOTES IF YOUR NETWORK USES DHCP
 
Although the IBM Network Station supports DHCP, the AS/400
does not at this time.  Therefore, if you have a server in
your network that has DHCP running (such as an NT Server),
you need to have your IBM Network Station default
configuration changed.
 
To change this configuration, do the following on each of the
IBM Network Stations:
 
 1. When the IBM Network Station is started, you will see the
    IBM logo presented followed by a memory and keyboard check.
    After seeing the message "Search for Host System",
    press the ESC key to stop the startup process.
 
    If prompted for an administrator password, enter it now
    (this is the password the Administrator set using the
    IBM Network Station Manager program).
 
    The IBM Network Station Setup Utility menu will be
    presented.
 
2. Press F5 to Set Network Parameters
 
3. If NVRAM is highlighted, then you do NOT need to make any
    changes (because DHCP will not be used) and you can omit
    the rest of this step.
 
    If Network is highlighted, do the following:
 
    3.1  Move the cursor to the line "DHCP IP Addressing Order"
         and type the letter D (and the word Disabled will
         appear).
    3.2  Move the cursor to the line "BOOTP IP Addressing Order"
         and type the number 1 (to set this as the boot type).
 
 4. Press ENTER to return to the IBM Network Station Setup
    Utility.
 
 5. Press ENTER to reboot your IBM Network Station.
 
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**NOTE*******************************************NOTE**
        This informational apar is continued on
        info apars:   II10676, II10938, & II10941.
**NOTE*******************************************NOTE**

Local Fix (internal use)

 

Problem Summary

 

Problem Conclusion

 

Temporary Fix

 

Comments

INFORMATION APAR

Circumvention

REPINNED RP97/11/25
Added II10938 & II10941 to the
INDEX of info apars.   GBreland

PTFs Available

 

Affected Modules

 

Affected Publications

 


Summary Information
Status................. CLOSED  CAN
Severity............... 4
HIPER.................. No
PIN.................... Yes
Reported Component..... INFOAS400
Fixed Component........  
Failing Module.........  
Reported Release....... R370
Reported Release PTF...  
Latest Release PTF.....  
FESN................... 5NFO000
Duplicate Of...........  
Security Integrity.....



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