TN3270 Resource Gateway is a software-based TCP/IP TN3270 gateway, facilitating mainframe connectivity via modern devices.
TN3270RG is a software tool that functions as a TCP/IP TN3270 gateway. It includes features that allow you to dynamically assign resources to a connection from a pool of available addresses. This application provides administrators with an easy-to-use web interface for management, and a PostgreSQL database backend for maintaining records.
This TN3270 gateway is useful when you have a large number of machines connecting to a TN3270 host, and for some reason the host cannot assign resources from a pool. TN3270 will keep track of a pool of resources in a PostgreSQL database (which should also work with other databases) and dynamically allocate a resource to each connnection that goes through the gateway.
To use this software, you simply configure the daemon so it knows the address of the real TN3270 host, set up the resource pool using the web management software, and point your clients to the address of the gateway. In the client configuration, set your resource to what you have the replacement token set to (which is !_TN3270RG_RESOURCE_! by default) and when the daemon sees that resource, it will substitute the resource it has allocated for the connection and pass the rest of the data stream unaltered to the host.
The TN3270 Resource Gateway project is designed to be fast and stable, and should recover gracefully from most errors including unexpected disconnections and database errors. It is written in Perl and uses the POE framework.
What's new in this release:
- The latest release uses Sys::Syslog, which is actively maintained and included in the main Perl distribution.
- All Syslog calls have been updated to prevent a highly unlikely (but still possible) format string vulnerability.
- The software cleanly exits from a SIGTERM with useful logging information.
Overall, TN3270RG is a reliable and robust software application that administrators can use to manage large volumes of TN3270 connections.
This TN3270 gateway is useful when you have a large number of machines connecting to a TN3270 host, and for some reason the host cannot assign resources from a pool. TN3270 will keep track of a pool of resources in a PostgreSQL database (which should also work with other databases) and dynamically allocate a resource to each connnection that goes through the gateway.
To use this software, you simply configure the daemon so it knows the address of the real TN3270 host, set up the resource pool using the web management software, and point your clients to the address of the gateway. In the client configuration, set your resource to what you have the replacement token set to (which is !_TN3270RG_RESOURCE_! by default) and when the daemon sees that resource, it will substitute the resource it has allocated for the connection and pass the rest of the data stream unaltered to the host.
The TN3270 Resource Gateway project is designed to be fast and stable, and should recover gracefully from most errors including unexpected disconnections and database errors. It is written in Perl and uses the POE framework.
What's new in this release:
- The latest release uses Sys::Syslog, which is actively maintained and included in the main Perl distribution.
- All Syslog calls have been updated to prevent a highly unlikely (but still possible) format string vulnerability.
- The software cleanly exits from a SIGTERM with useful logging information.
Overall, TN3270RG is a reliable and robust software application that administrators can use to manage large volumes of TN3270 connections.
What's New
Version 1.1.1: N/A