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Sense Code 080E0000 Trying to Connect to an AS/400

Article ID: 163517

Article Last Modified on 3/8/2005

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SYMPTOMS

Any attempt to connect to an AS/400 fails even when the appropriate device and controllers exist. The Windows NT Server Event Viewer Application log records the following event:

Event 18
APPC session activation failure:
BIND negative response or UNBIND request received
Sense data = 080E0000

The AS/400 will show a status on the line and the controller, but will not show a corresponding device, even if it has been created manually. If the device has not been created manually, the System Operator message queue on the AS/400 will record errors related to the creation of the device.

CAUSE

IBM implemented a directory search filter in OS/400 V3R2. This feature, if not properly configured, will reject connection attempts and will return the 080E0000 sense code.

MORE INFORMATION

The command WRKCFGL (Work with Configuration Lists) will have entries for the directory search filter. If a particular entry is set for *REJECT, it must be changed to *ACCEPT to allow connections.

The following IBM AS/400 book describes this feature in detail:

SC41-3300 Tips and Tools for securing the AS/400

The International Business Machines (IBM) products discussed here are manufactured by IBM a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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