Status Messages When You Have Connection Problems - IBM System i Manual

console over a network (LAN) always shows the LAN Service Device Sign-on window the first
time a connection is made. Subsequent connections to the same system do not prompt the user
again.
Connected
This appears at the local console after an initial connection to the system is completed (the user
signed on successfully to Operations Console). This status also appears at the remote console
when a connection to the local console is completed.
Disconnecting
This appears at the local console when the local console user disconnects from a system and the
PC is disconnecting the connection. This status would appear at the remote console when the
remote console user disconnects from the local console and the PC is disconnecting the
connection.
Disconnected
This appears at the local console after the local console user disconnects from a system and the
PC is no longer communicating with the system.
Not connected to local console
This appears at the remote console when the PC is not connected to the local console.
If the status message you received is not listed, see the Status messages when you have connection
problems topic.
Related reference

"Status messages when you have connection problems"

These status messages help you identify whether you have connection problems.
Status messages when you have connection problems
These status messages help you identify whether you have connection problems.
These status messages indicate that you do have connection problems:
Remote control panel unavailable
This appears during an initial connection to a system. It shows when there is a problem with the
remote control panel cable and the connection, and you choose not to retry the connection.
Connecting remote control panel
This appears when the connection fails during the initial connection or stops working after the
initial connection. Possibly, the remote control panel cable is disconnected. This status disappears
when you solve the problem.
Connecting console
This is the normal status while the console is making the initial connection to a system. If it
shows for more than a couple of minutes, the connection failed. It also shows when the
connection stops working after the initial connection, possibly because the cable is disconnected.
Connecting console or Connecting remote control panel
This appears when the console and remote control panel connections fail or stop working,
possibly because the Operations Console cable and remote control panel cable are disconnected.
This status disappears when you solve the problem.
Console unavailable
This appears when there is a problem during an initial connection to a system, and you choose
not to retry the connection. It typically shows when the Operations Console connection modem is
not available, but the Operations Console cable is attached. The Operations Console connection
modem is not a physical modem but a logical device driver that comes with Operations Console
and allows a local console to connect to a system.
Console unavailable or Remote control panel unavailable
This appears when there is a problem during an initial connection to a system, and you choose
98
System i: Connecting to System i Operations Console