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VPN Connectivity From Iraq And Kuwait?

Posted by timothy on from the time-sensitive dept.

direktorjb writes "I have an urgent need to connect about 6 users in Baghdad and another 6 in Kuwait to an AS400 app (5250 emulation) back in the states. Is anyone aware of a decent ISP in those regions? If I cant get a reliable ISP (and therefore a solid VPN connection), what are my other choices? Should I check out VSAT?"

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  1. former QSECOFR on an AS/400 here... by Michael+Spencer+Jr. · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If your '400 has nothing but twinax things get more difficult(since that only connects to dumb terminals or twinax client cards in PCs), so I assume you've got TCP/IP. I don't remember the commands any more, but GO MAJOR and page down until you find 'Telnet Server Commands'.

    Get a linux box, put TN5250 on it from http://tn5250.sourceforge.net/, and just SSH in from remote. (So: remote machine --> SSH over internet --> Linux box on local network --> TN5250 over LAN --> AS/400) TN5250 can just telnet into the '400. You'll have to teach them the weird key sequences for PF1 through PF24 (escape then 1-9 for PF1 through PF9, escape then 0 for PF10, escape then - for PF11, escape then = for PF12, and escape then the same keys again SHIFTED for PF13 through PF24) and for sysrequest, help, etc.

    If your '400 has nothing but twinax for terminal connections, get a twinax client card on a PC and some client software (IBM's Client Access for AS/400 works :) ) and use VNC. It's painful but better than nothing. It's also insecure by itself, so be sure to tunnel that VNC connection through SSH or something.

    --Michael Spencer