10 Apr
2012
10 Apr
'12
1:32 p.m.
On 10/04/2012 19:31, Dave Wade wrote:
On 10/04/2012 19:07, Sam Onella wrote:
> Just googling around, so apologies if I'm way off, but is it like this
> http://benjeapes.blogspot.com/2010/06/back-when-pad-didnt-even-mean-pad.html
> ? Is it a serial sniffer? If so and assuming you know which serial
> input and standard it's using you could probably either hook up
> another serial sniffer/analyzer to it and see what it's doing or a
> standard terminal would likely spit something out once you figure out
> the proper communication settings. Given no clue if it's DTE or DCE.
Its a X25 Packet/Assembler/Dissasembler. It allows
ordinary Async
Terminals to be connected to an X.25 network. In the UK all Universities
had such networks under the umbrella of JANET. Some at Janet probably
has a manual. I have forgotten almost every thing I know about them. I
have asked one of my former colleagues if he has any info.
Or depending on the model, to an Ethernet. I've still got one here.
Well, at work actually - found a few years ago when Estates wanted to
turn off the power to a little-used plant room, and called me up to say
"is it OK to turn off this network thingy?" I couldn't believe it when
they described it ("lots of plugs and sockets, some lights"); it was
still running! Of course it hadn't spoken to anyone or anything in over
a decade so I just did my bit for carbon reduction by repositioning the
mains lead...
I don't remember much about them either, so I'll ask a couple of guys
who might remember more. Try 300 baud on port 0 for starters.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York