AS400 Client Access Clone for Linux?

KingM asks: "I have for the past few months searched the web for a "Client Access" (terminal type interface to AS400) type application which was either natively created or ported in Linux. I work for an insurance company and we are willing to move a total of 16 workstations to a Linux based solution to lower costs and enhance stability and security. However, thusfar the only thing keeping us from doing this is the Client Access application which interfaces with an AS400 server at a remote location. Does anybody know how I could switch this system over to Linux?"

Comments

Depends...

[Usquebaugh]

You can use a standard telnet to connect, although it loses a lot of the 5250 functionality.

There is an open source 5250 telnet client

X3270 is a telnet client for mainframes but some people use it for AS/400

Try some of the java telnet packages. Search on www.google.com for +java +telnet +5250.

As a last resort Wine might be able to run your current software, but I doubt it.

Of course, it would be cool to port the AS/400 apps to Linux :-)

5250-HTML WorkStation Gateway

[beavis_kc]

OS/400 provides an integrated 5250 to HTML converter. There is some information provided at: Redbooks. This utility has some security issues for internet usage, but works well on an internal network. Once enabled, it converts any 5250 program to HTML on the fly, complete with a row of Function key buttons.

Other than that, the AS/400 functions as an FTP server, and uses 5250 terminal emulation. The previous links to the tn5250 application should work fine.