Client Access/400 Windows 3.1 Q&A



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1) How much iSeries auxiliary storage is required for Client Access/400? Answer
2) What PC operating systems can be used with Client Access/400 for Windows 3.1? Answer
3) Why does Client Access/400 Windows 3.1 run only in Enhanced mode? Answer
4) Can I run the Windows 3.1 client on OS/2? Answer
5) How much PC memory is required to run the Windows 3.1 client? Answer
6) Can I upgrade to the Client Access/400 Windows 3.1 client from PC Support/400 or from the Client Access/400 DOS Extended using the PC Update function? Answer
7) How do I get the Migration Utility so that I can migrate from PC? Answer
8) Is the Migration Utility PTF translated? Which languages? Answer
9) If I've never used PC Support/400 or Client Access/400 before, can I install Client Access on a PC without manual intervention? Answer
10) When would I need installation media for Windows 3.1 client? Answer
11) What manuals do I need to use to get Client Access/400 installed? Answer
12) Can I install my remote users with Client Access/400 Windows 3.1 without downloading the code from the iSeries as I cannot afford the communications time to download code in real time? Answer
13) What is the Communication Support Feature (#8540) needed for? Answer
14) The Communication Support Feature (#8540) also lists a TCP/IP program for Windows. What is this for? Answer
15) What twinax adapters are supported when using Client Access/400Windows 3.1? Answer
16) I have an IBM PCMCIA twinax adapter and cannot get it to work with the Windows 3.1 client. Is there a known problem? Answer
17) What if I am not using one of the IBM Twinax cards you list are supported for the Windows 3.1 client? Will my adapter work? Answer
18) How do I get the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver? Answer
19) Can I use all the DOS and Windows applications that I am currently using with DOS Extended if I migrate to the Windows 3.1 client? Answer
20) How much DOS conventional memory is used by Client Access/400 Windows 3.1? Answer
21) How much DOS conventional memory do the adapter handlers or device drivers use? Answer
22) If I am running in a Windows environment, how does the Client Access/400 Windows 3.1 ASYNC communications compare to the PC Router shipped with the DOS Extended client or with PC Support/400? Answer
23) What is this PC Console function needed for, and what do I need to do to use it? Answer
24) Both Client Access/400 diskettes and install instructions are shipped with these features. Answer
25) Could I create these PC Console diskettes using the CA/400 Aministration function? Answer
26) Do the PC Console Diskettes provide support for other keyboards? Answer
27) Windows 3.1 client includes 2 different iSeries GUI products (ie,Graphical Operations and System Object Access). How do they differ? Answer
28) Which TCP/IP stacks are currently supported at this time? Answer
29) I'm having problems with PC support on my PC after installing 3.1. Answer
30) I'm having memory problems with Windows and 3.1. Answer
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