AS/400 cannot see the Internet, how do I change the TCP/IP settings to allow the AS/400 to see the Internet to send email

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Problem:

Cannot ping an Internet IP address from the System i, but you can from a PC.

How can they set up the AS/400 to see the Internet through their Internet router so they can send email messages via SMTP?

Note: This solution does not require enabling the AS/400 SMTP Server.

Solution:

For our example, let's assume we have an Internet router with an IP address of 10.10.10.10. The AS/400 has an IP address of 10.10.10.20

Run the following commands to add the default route so that the AS/400 can access the Internet via the Default Internet Gateway of 10.10.10.10.

1.) Sign on to the AS/400

2.) Type: GO CFGTCP and press Enter.

3.) Select option 2, Work with TCP/IP routes.

4.) Type option 1 and press Enter to add a new default route entry.

5.) Enter the parameters as follows:

Route destination: *DFTROUTE

Subnet mask: *NONE

Next hop: 10.10.10.10

Press Enter to save the new default router entry.

6.) Try pinging any Internet IP address and it should now work.

Now that you've created a default route to the Internet for your AS/400 system, you should now be able to configure the RJS products for sending emails directly from the AS/400 to an Internet ISP for delivery.