The new VAX is alive!

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Fri Jul 27 02:24:39 2001

----- Original Message -----
From: "R. D. Davis" <rdd_at_smart.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: The new VAX is alive!


> Is it possible to use both TCP/IP and DECnet over the same network
> hardware with VMS? Once I get this machine connected via the terminal
> server to another machine, I'll grab a copy of CMUIP and GCC.

Yes, but you need to load DECnet first as it alters the MAC address,
which will upset
the IP stack seriously if it loads first.
I have used CMUIP and it's so-so, but Process will give you a hobbyist
license for Multinet which is
way better, and I suspect even UCX (certainly later versions) would be
better than CMUIP, which is
rather slow at best, and a little broken in places, (so is UCX but in
fairness it's both faster and a bit less
tricky than CMUIP). But if I had a choice, I'd run Multinet.

> > > DECnet is installed and apparently configured, so I guess this
means
> > > that I can use my DEC terminal server with this machine... do I
need
> > > to do anything other than connect the terminal server to the VAX
and
> > > then use it? I know nothing about DECnet.

You need to make sure MOP is enabled on the vax and you need the boot
file for the decserver in the right place on the
vax so the Terminal server can MOP boot itself.

> It appears, at first glance anyway - when my VT320 terminal isn't
> trying to quit working, that I don't have the software installed which
> is needed for the DECserver 200.

ISTR that the necessary files for DS200 boot are on virtually any VMS
software distribution CD set after about 7.x.

Hope this helps

Geoff in Oz
Received on Fri Jul 27 2001 - 02:24:39 BST

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