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Connecting to an AS/400 9401-150 via serial
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flameshad...@gmail.com
Dec 18, 2015, 6:00:05 PM12/18/15
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I managed to find one of these in a closet. I proceeded to try to start it up, and as far as I can tell it did boot successfully, until it wanted to connect to a console, where it got stuck. I tried to use puTTY with a serial cable connected to the MI port on the back of the machine, but neither the PC nor the AS/400 appeared to be able to see each other. Could anybody help me connect to this machine?
Buck
Dec 20, 2015, 8:18:15 AM12/20/15
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On Friday, December 18, 2015 at 6:00:05 PM UTC-5, tertu marybig wrote:
> I managed to find one of these in a closet. I proceeded to try to start it up, and as far as I can tell it did boot successfully, until it wanted to connect to a console, where it got stuck. I tried to use puTTY with a serial cable connected to the MI port on the back of the machine, but neither the PC nor the AS/400 appeared to be able to see each other. Could anybody help me connect to this machine?
This is an ancient machine. Don't expect it to be useful except as a curiosity. Also, don't expect to find many people who remember the details of setting up such an old machine - the last time we did that was 15 years ago! Here is the manual for setting it up: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/as400/V4R5PDF/A4151443.PDF
> I managed to find one of these in a closet. I proceeded to try to start it up, and as far as I can tell it did boot successfully, until it wanted to connect to a console, where it got stuck. I tried to use puTTY with a serial cable connected to the MI port on the back of the machine, but neither the PC nor the AS/400 appeared to be able to see each other. Could anybody help me connect to this machine?
baronv...@gmx.com
Dec 26, 2015, 9:24:26 AM12/26/15
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On Friday, December 18, 2015 at 6:00:05 PM UTC-5, tertu marybig wrote:
> I managed to find one of these in a closet. I proceeded to try to start it up, and as far as I can tell it did boot successfully, until it wanted to connect to a console, where it got stuck. I tried to use puTTY with a serial cable connected to the MI port on the back of the machine, but neither the PC nor the AS/400 appeared to be able to see each other. Could anybody help me connect to this machine?
This is an AS/400... PuTTY and serial won't work, you need a real Twinax terminal, or Twinax PCI/ISA/MCA/PCMCIA card.
foggy
Jan 9, 2016, 2:28:50 PM1/9/16
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On Friday, 18 December 2015 23:00:05 UTC, tertu marybig wrote:
> I managed to find one of these in a closet. I proceeded to try to start it up, and as far as I can tell it did boot successfully, until it wanted to connect to a console, where it got stuck. I tried to use puTTY with a serial cable connected to the MI port on the back of the machine, but neither the PC nor the AS/400 appeared to be able to see each other. Could anybody help me connect to this machine?
I've managed to get a couple of these 9401-150's up and running recently.
> I managed to find one of these in a closet. I proceeded to try to start it up, and as far as I can tell it did boot successfully, until it wanted to connect to a console, where it got stuck. I tried to use puTTY with a serial cable connected to the MI port on the back of the machine, but neither the PC nor the AS/400 appeared to be able to see each other. Could anybody help me connect to this machine?
I had to resort to twinax connected 5250 terminal though - All attempts at the Ops Console and LAN console failed.
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