Re: Dumb terminals with NT and Informix Database

On 6 Jan 1997 23:42:41 GMT, Phil DuRall <kf6if@deltanet.com> wrote: >I have tried running this by the Informix tech support with no result yet. > >We are inheriting an Informix database from a UNIX Sequent system and want to >port it to our existing NT box. The management wants to see if we can still use >the existing dumb terminals with the Informix database once it is on the NT >box. > >Is it possible to add multiple serial cards and have Informix know how to >communicate with the different ports. Or, is it only possible to connect to the >database through the network? > >TIA, > >phil > There are many possibilitys depending on your program: 1. If you want to use the database over the network: No problem: Terminals are connected to an normal Unix-like system 2. If you want to log into the NT-Server Problems are: No Telnetd/rlogind on the machine -> no login Serial-Cards not supported the programs like isql/dbaccess dont work with normal login/telnet sessionmanagers 3. If you have 4GL-Programs: Sollution: use 4J's compiler <http://www.4js.com>; europe/world <http://www.leadtogold.com>; america They have support for terminals on NT together with graphical clients. The connection of terminals is made with terminaladapters and an rlogind from them. Peter -- Peter Brueckner, Brueckner&Jarosch Ing.-GmbH Erfurt, Germany 99084 Erfurt Andreasstr. 37, TEL +49=361-64318.11, FAX .12, EMail peter@bj-ig.de,-42-