Opening a PORT (port 10000)

[pgollnic]

I am getting confussed and frustrated trying to open a port
I want to open port --> 10000 for *listen.
My routers firewall is set and open to accept this port.
Right now if I use a hyperterminal program on my pc and tcpip to the IP address AND that port I can not connect. If I use port 23 it's fine (port open for 5250) or port 21 (ftp) fine so I know the hyperterminal app works. WHAT is the AS400(ISeries) step by step to open this port??

Thanks

gollnick

[vazymimil]

Re: Opening a PORT (port 10000)

Hi,

If telnet and ftp are reachable then every port should be, unless you use a firewall on the I.

Are you sure that your server is started and listening on port 10000 ?

You can check using NESTAT *CNN then F15 and setting Local port range/Lower value to 10000

[pgollnic]

Re: Opening a PORT (port 10000)

I have this on one of my ISeries
Remote Remote Local
Opt Address Port Port Idle Time State
* * 10000 027:39:22 Listen
67.33.60.220 9604 23 000:00:00 Established

I have this on the other

Remote Remote Local
Opt Address Port Port Idle Time State
* * 4800 093:40:21 Listen
67.33.60.220 4610 23 000:00:00 Established
127.0.0.1 8473 25039 001:39:32 Established

I am trying to get that same entry for port 10000 that I have on box one onto box 2 configuration

I tried that netstat *cnn and took F15 ... added local 10000 hit enter but nothing.

Now what??

thanks

gollnick

[vazymimil]

Re: Opening a PORT (port 10000)

If you can't see any line telling something is listening on port 10000, your server software is not running or is not configured to listen on port 10000

[MichaelCatalani]

Re: Opening a PORT (port 10000)

What are you doing to open port 10000 on the system? You have to open it somehow. Your FTP and Client Access ports are opened and set to *listen when you start those servers. (So if those servers are started, then the listeners are active.) If you havent started a server on 10000, then there's nothing listening to the port.

If you do not know what is starting the listener on port 10000 on the working system, then do a netstat *CNN on the working system, andplace an "8" next to port 10000. This will tell you the job that is listening to the port. From there, you should be able to see what program is running that is listening to the port. You would need to start that program / job on the other system to get it to listen to 10000.