27 Jul
2001
27 Jul
'01
5:04 a.m.
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, it's possible to do that, unfortunatly it sounds like you're in a bit
of a pickle as to how to get stuff onto the machine at the moment. Do you
have anything else running OpenVMS? I'm guessing you don't, something like
a VAXstation 3100 would be really nice at this point. I always recommend a
SCSI based VAX as a first VAX because of this.
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.
Argh! I'm so used to my 90L+ that I forgot about that, yes, the DECserver
200 needs to boot off of the VAX, and who knows if you've got the software
needed to do that on the VAX.
This is a VAX-4000/200 with two DSSI disks; alas, no
SCSI.
Nice system, if you've got a Q-Bus SCSI controller that works with CD-ROMS,
or a Q-Bus CD-ROM controller (and the right cable and CD-ROM) you could put
that in there.
Zane
--
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator |
| healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
| | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |