[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50

[John van Rassel]

Hi there,
Just wondering if Kevin ever figured out how to connect to the Z39.50.
I am having problems trying to connect to the LoC.  In osrfsys.log it
says z39.50: Unable to connect to Z server: z3950.loc.gov:7090:Voyager::
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas?

Thanks
John

-----Original Message-----
From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
[mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
Dan Scott
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 3:50 PM
To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Default Z39.50

Hi Kevin:

Right. I only ask because I have run into this issue in the past with
our current ILS; some of our consortial partners run inside an
extremely secure network, to the point that Z39.50 connections were
getting blocked. If the Z39.50 client in Marc Edit is running on the
same machine as Evergreen, that would effectively rule out the
firewall as being the issue. And I have successfully used the LC
Z39.50 target for cataloging with no username or password in the
Gentoo VMWare image for Evergreen.

Also, note the <z3950> entries in /openils/conf/opensrf.xml; there's a
comment that actually says that a username / password is not required
for LoC. This is also the place where you could add your own Z39.50
targets.

Next up, assuming you've ruled out the firewall issue: check the
/openils/var/log/osrfsys.log file for any suspicious error messages.

Dan

On 27/04/07, kevin smith <ashkev at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dan,
>
> I am able to access LC through Horizon and using the Z39.50 client in
Marc
> Edit.  I don't think that LC generally requires a user name and
password .
>
> I really don't think that this is a firewall issue.....but I guess I
can't
> be sure.
>
>
> On 4/26/07, Dan Scott <denials at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hmm. Z39 cataloging works fine here.
> >
> > Is there any chance that there are some firewalls between you and
the
> > z39 servers you're targeting? Do other z39 clients work from the
same
> > machine that you're running Evergreen on?
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > On 26/04/07, kevin smith <ashkev at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Well, so far I am very impressed with Evergreen.  I have created a
> couple of
> > > patrons, and put created a MARC record.  I have however, been
unable to
> > > connect to any z39.50 servers.  When I try to connect to LC, I get
this
> > > error: Z 3950_LOGIN_FAILED : null
> > >
> > > This is with the username and password blank.
> > >
> > > Can anyone point me in the right direction toward setting up
Z39.50
> > > Searching?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > --
> > > Kevin Smith
> > > Assistant Director
> > > Cass District Library AND
> > > The Fiddling Librarian: http://ashkev.weblogs.us
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> Kevin Smith
> Assistant Director
> Cass District Library AND
> The Fiddling Librarian: http://ashkev.weblogs.us


-- 
Dan Scott
Laurentian University