23 Feb
1999
23 Feb
'99
11:38 a.m.
At 01:20 PM 2/23/99 -0800, you wrote:
> So, one way to have the Pro communicate
>with my network is to have another machine that talks both DECnet and TCP/IP.
>Apparently, there is a Linux DECnet, but Zane has been having trouble getting
>it to work. Another possibility is a VAXstation that talks both DECnet and
>TCP/IP.
Actually where I'm having trouble with DECnet/Linux is talking to
DECnet/RSX-11M, it talks fine to DECnet/VAX VMS.
However, I assume these results mean that Linux can't talk to a Pro380
running POS via DECnet.
There are DECnets for Mac and PC, of course, although I
don't know
how you're going to do any actual routing as opposed to simple
file parking. Once upon a time, my company even made a DECnet for
the Amiga, a licensed port of the Thursby code. (I wrote the
DECnet mail for the Amiga.) My DEC Pro 350 was once able to talk
to my Amiga this way, but my knowledge of this has been fogged by time.
Sadly there is now sign of the Amiga version of DECnet anywhere, I did some
serious looking for a copy almost a year ago.
I don't think routing would be an issue as long as you're all in the same
(oh, what do you call it "sub-net" or "region", something like that).
Of
course if you've more than 1024 machines, then you'd have a problem, BUT
any hobbiest with that many machines running DECnet HAS a problem :^)
Zane
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