Does DECNET = DECNET?

From: Jim Strickland <jim_at_calico.litterbox.com>
Date: Sun Dec 13 00:57:56 1998

Linux can do decnet? Really? Cool! How do you get it set up?

> How OS specific is DECNET? If I've got a Linux Box speaking DECNET (Yes,
> they do that now), can that same box do a 'set host' to a system running
> DECNET on RSX-11M? I've used a Linux box to speak to a VAX before and it
> worked quite well. Basically I'm more interested in transfering files to
> the PDP-11 rather than logging into it over the net.
>
> Oh, and I'm assuming I should get this working, is it possible to write a
> tape on RSX-11M that RT-11 can understand. I would assume so, but...
>
> Life would be so much easier if I'd ever gotten a floppy drive working on
> my main PDP-11/73.

-- 
Jim Strickland
jim_at_DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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