IC71234: PCOM: 3270 DISPLAY SESSION HANGS IF SSL HANDSHAKE FAILS

Personal Communications 6.0.2
Personal Communications 5.9.8

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Personal Communications 3270 display session hangs if the telnet
  server fails to respond to the SSL handshake during session
  connection.
  
  Task Manager must be used to kill the PCSWS and PCSCM processes
  to get out of the hung state.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All users with Security enabled              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When users try to establish a secure    *
  *                      session, PCOMM hangs                    *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  When starting a secure session, if the host does not respond
  to the Client Hello, PCOMM hangs waiting for the response.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSECLVC.DLL and PCSTLNET.DLL have been changed to set the
  socket timeout property, which closes the socket if the host
  does not respond to the Client Hello.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 5.9.8 Manufacturing Refresh
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.2 Manufacturing Refresh
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• PCSECLVC PCSTLNET
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R590 PSY IP23349

     UP12/05/09 I 1000

• R600 PSY

     UP