DECserver

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Tue Aug 11 08:08:53 1998

< Anyway, what can I do with this thing? I don't have the boot images fo
< VMS, nor do I currently have a running VMS machine.

As form of informationand explanation. It's a terminal server for VAX
systems. The protocal it uses is LAT/RLAT. LAT is a local area
protocal for terminal and printing services. It's a low level protocal
and not generally routable.

< When I turn it on, the D1 light turns on, followed shortly by the D2
< light, and the D3 flashes when it's transmiting. And there's MOP packet
< on the ether, so I must assume it's in working order. Eventually, the D
< light starts flashing constantly and D4 starts flashing every half-minut
< or so.

good sign.

< I don't suppose there's any way to do IP, is there? One thing I was

Nope.

< suprised to see in there was the face of a big original package 68k. I
< might be interesting to write a custom boot image. :)

It was enough CPU for the task at that time (late 80s).

< In any case, does anyone have a copy of the boot image for when I get a
< VMS machine back to being functional again?

I'd have to look myself, I have one but never needed an extra 8 serial
lines.

Allison
Received on Tue Aug 11 1998 - 08:08:53 BST