DHCP on VMS/VAX

Robert Jarratt robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com
Sun Jun 7 16:58:39 CDT 2015


I might make it my summer holiday project when all I have is a laptop and SIMH (although I will probably also do work on my user mode DECnet router).

Regards

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ian S. King
> Sent: 07 June 2015 22:11
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: DHCP on VMS/VAX
> 
> That's cool!  Especially for older versions where the 5.1 TCPIP kit just isn't an
> option.
> 
> FYI, everyone, a list member helped me out privately.  Community is great!
>  -- Ian
> 
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Robert Jarratt <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > That might actually be a fun project to create a DHCP client for
> > versions of UCX/TCPIP that don't implement it. I will add it to my list.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ian S.
> > King
> > > Sent: 07 June 2015 00:16
> > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts
> > > Subject: DHCP on VMS/VAX
> > >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > ISTR that DHCP was introduced in TCPIP-5.1, which was included on
> > > the 7.3 hobbyist CD.  But I have a 7.2 CD….
> > >
> > > I've installed VMS on SIMH on a G4 iBook (because I can), but then I
> > > remembered (yet again) that 7.2 doesn't have DHCP, which is a pain
> > > with a laptop on WiFi.
> > >
> > > So I'm hoping to find either (a) the kit to install TCPIP-5.1 or (b)
> > > a
> > 7.3 ISO image
> > > on a big enough pipe for FTP.  :-)  Can anyone help?  Oh, and if
> > > you're
> > looking
> > > for 7.2 (VAX) I have that….  Thanks!  -- Ian
> > >
> > > --
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> 
> 
> --
> Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate The Information School
> <http://ischool.uw.edu>
> 
> Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org> Value
> Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>
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> There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."



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