12 Jun
2011
12 Jun
'11
3:57 a.m.
Simon Fryer [fryers at gmail.com] wrote:
I have a DECServer 90L+ that I am trying to use as a
terminal
server. After some time, I managed to get it powered up and
started to look for MOP boot requests. However, the expected,
give me a MOP boot image broadcast on the network did not
occur. The Ethernet frames that I see give the impression
that the DECServer is looking for a specific machine on the
network. I am also not getting any output on the first serial
port (MMJ to MMJ cable connected to a VT320)[1].
There's (at least) one decserver that has the smarts (such as they are)
in ROM and doesn't MOP load (or, at least, doesn't need to ... I don't
recall if it is possible to upload newer firmware on demand).
I have a feeling that the DS90L+ may be the one.
You should be able to plug into any of the ports and hit RETURN (perhaps
a few times in quick succession) and have it talk to you.
Antonio
arcarlini at iee.org