IP over frame including IP routing.

Issue:
How to configure the 594E controller and Cisco router to interface with an AS/400

Solution:

Router configuration example

 interface Ethernet0/0
ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
! interface Serial0/0
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
encapsulation frame-relay IETF
no ip mroute-cache
frame-relay lmi-type ansi
! interface Serial0/0.2 point-to-point
ip address 192.168.17.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
frame-relay interface-dlci 17
!interface Serial0/0.1 point-to-point
ip address 192.168.18.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
frame-relay interface-dlci 18
! interface Serial0/0.3 point-to-point
ip address 192.168.19.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
frame-relay interface-dlci 19

Controller configuration

The configuration example was created ,by the windows version of the utility program.
The installation procedure will have created four selections under the Perle Utility Program menu option.
For the sample configuration the 594e standalone was selected

 Getting Started

From desktop, Start, Programs, 594 Utility Program, 594e Standalone.

The standalone window appears.
Select  Launch Standalone
The PERLE Utility window appears

From the P-Main window, follow the steps below 

P-MAIN 594e Utility

Use the arrow keys to select, option then press Enter.

Configuration

PC2 594e - Configuration

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, then press Enter.

Note: All TCP/IP configuration must be done in ehanced mode,  see fig below below ,use F9 to select the enhanced configuration.

   AS/400 Connection
   Network Information
   LAN Gateway
   Keyboard Translation
   Frame Relay Bridging
  Save Configuration

 From this configuration screen select enhanced mode.

 F9=Enhanced 


 PC2E-A 594e - Configuration - Hardware

 Fill in the fields, then press F6.

 Slot 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [00] Multisession
 Slot 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [96] Synchronous
 Slot 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [48] Twinaxial
 Slot 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [49] Fast Ethernet
 Slot 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] None
 Slot 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] None
 Slot 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] None
 Slot 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] None


Press Enter to confirm then F6=Return

The screen below has a default hardware configuration.
 Check the back of the Perle 594 controller for the correct feature card configuration.
 Record the card ID’s and fill in the slot numbers following slot selection screen be

 PC2E-B 594e - Configuration - Slot Selection

 Use the arrow keys to select an option, then press Enter.

  Slot 0 Multisession
  Slot 1 Synchronous
  Slot 2 Twinaxial
  Slot 3 Fast Ethernet
  Slot 4 None
  Slot 5 None
  Slot 6 None
  Slot 7 None

  Global Parameters

  Save Configuration


  

PC2E-C 594e - Configuration

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, then press Enter.

Controller slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slot 2

Controller type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 - Twinaxial Controller 

AS/400 Connection   follow the screens .

PC2-2 594e - Configuration - AS/400 Connection

TCP/IP594e - Configuration - AS/400 Connection - TCP/IP

Frame Relay

 594e - Configuration - AS/400 Connection - TCP/IP Frame Relay

 594e IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [192.168.20.2 ]
 Line Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leased
 Line Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full-Duplex
 Connection Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Point-to-Point
 Data Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NRZ
 Connection Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DTR
 Send Leading Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No
 Polling Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [10]
 Full Inquiry Interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6 ]
 Frame Relay LMI Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANSI Annex D
 Network (Subnet) Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [255.255.255.0 ]
 Default Gateway IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . [192.168.17.2 ]
 AnyNet Keep Alive Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3 ]

 H1 AS/400 System 1
 AS/400 IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [192.168.1.1 ]
 F6=Return


 

PC2E-C 594e - Configuration

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, then press Enter.

Controller slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slot 2

Controller type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 - Twinaxial Controller

SNA Network Information

 Default Local Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . .[APPN ]
 594e LU Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [CA594E01]
 594e CP Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [CA594E01]
 Default Mode Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [QRMTWSC ]
 Logical Connection:
 Retry Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[10 ]
 Retry Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6 ]
 Continuous Retry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes
 Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [00]-[00000]
 594e System Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PERLE ]
 594e ID Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [* ]
 594e Primary Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [1] 

Down arrow
 H1 AS/400 System 1
 AS/400 LU Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [S10233FF]
 AS/400 Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [APPN ]
 594e Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [APPN ]
 Mode Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [QRMTWSC ]
 Controller Session Initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No 


PC2E-D 594e - Configuration

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, then press Enter.

Controller slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slot 3

Controller type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 - Ethernet Controller

 IP Router Port Configuration

 Ethernet Port IP Address . . . . . . . . . . [192.168.20.1 ]
 Ethernet Port IP Mask . . . . . . . . . . . [255.255.255.0 ]
 Ethernet Frame Format . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethernet Type II
 Source of 594e Ethernet Address . . Address typed below
 Address Format . . . . . . . . . . . Ethernet Address Format
 Ethernet Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0200[59400003]
 Disable SNA Controller . . . . . . . . . . . Yes

 F6=Return


PC2E-B 594e - Configuration - Slot Selection

Use the arrow keys to select an option, then press Enter.

Global Parameters

Enter

Host IP Port

 594e - Configuration - Host IP Port ( Frame Relay )

 IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [192.168.17.1 ]

 Network (Sub-net) Mask . . . . . . . [255.255.255.0 ]

 F6=Return


IP Route Entries
 

 594e - Configuration - IP Route Entries

 Default Gateway Address . . . . . . . . . . . . [192.168.017.002]

 Enable Dynamic Routing Using RIP . . . . . . . Yes

 F6= Return


 594e - Configuration - Host IP Port ( Frame Relay )

Enter

594e - Configuration - Frame Relay DLCI Table

Use dynamically discovered DLCIs . . . . . . Yes

 DLCI  IP ADDRESS
 100      *

F6 = Return

 

Final step is to save the configuration file to disk

Save Configuration

Configuration File Name:

[A:\594CONF.DAT]

Usage of this Configuration File:

Normal Configuration


Article ID:
102
Published:
1/29/2003 5:55:18 PM
Last Modified:
10/16/2003 8:40:55 PM
Keywords:
ip, iprouting,
Issue Type:
Configuration