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PPP Configuration Scenarios
Example: Configuring Windows 95/98 to an AS/400 using a PPP
Connection
This material is covered in the AS/400e Information Center under the TCP/IP
topic. For more information see “TCP/IP Topics in the Information Center” on
page xv.
Example: Connecting to the Internet using an ISP
You can connect an AS/400 to the Internet by using an Internet Service Provider
(ISP). While there are many ISPs in service today, this example uses the IBM
Global Network (IGN) as a service provider. IGN requires an account, user ID, and
password. Other Internet Service Providers (ISP) may have different requirements.
The connection to the ISP is switched line-dial.
Access Point-to-Point functions through Operations Navigator.
From the General page, perform the following tasks:
v Specify DialIGN in the ″Name″ text box.
v Specify IGN (IGN-ISP) in the ″Description″ text box to describe the connection
profile in more detail.
v Select PPP under Type.
v Select Switched line-dial under Mode. This allows you to dial out to the remote
system.
Click the Connection tab.
v To specify the remote phone number for the IGN or another ISP, click Add and
specify the phone number.
If you need to dial a special number to reach an outside line, typically the outside
line number is followed by several commas. The commas determine how many
seconds the modem must wait for the dial tone before it begins dialing. You can
also use dashes in the phone number.
A remote phone number can be any of the following:
– Local company extension (for example, 34567)
– Outside phone number (for example, 9,1234567)
– Long distance number (for example, 1-800-1234567)
v In the ″Name″ field, select the appropriate line name, such as IGN_Dial.
If you need to configure a new line description, specify the name and click Open.
For more information, see “Configuring Point-to-Point Network Connections” on
page 96.
v You can disconnect from the ISP after a certain period of time by overriding the
line inactivity timeout. To do this, select ″Override line activity timeout″ and
specify the ″Timeout″ value in seconds. In this way, you will not be charged by
the ISP for idle time.
Click the TCP/IP Settings tab.
v Select Dynamically assign to indicate that you want IGN to dynamically assign
both the local and remote IP addresses.
Chapter 4. Configuring Point-to-Point TCP/IP (PPP and SLIP) 97
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