Just looking at the NSP protocol and doing some packet capture I am
wondering if I can get away with a really basic subset of NSP, just enough
to implement just enough of NICE. It may not work in all circumstances
though. I will have a think, it might be my next project in this area.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Rob Jarratt
Sent: 26 December 2012 09:31
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Cc: sampsa at mac.com
Subject: RE: [HECnet] HECnet mapping project
Actually it looks like I would need to implement various other layers
before I
could even start on NICE, that might be a bit too much. SNMP might be an
option in that case. I don't know much about the details of SNMP, I can
look
it up of course but I guess there would need to be a format for the
routing
and end node data, if I can match what CISCO produces then that would
make it easier, anyone have any info on this?
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Jarratt [mailto:robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com]
Sent: 26 December 2012 09:10
To: 'hecnet at Update.UU.SE'
Cc: 'sampsa at mac.com'
Subject: RE: [HECnet] HECnet mapping project
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-
hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist
Sent: 26 December 2012 01:24
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Cc: sampsa at mac.com
Subject: Re: [HECnet] HECnet mapping project
On 2012-12-26 02:13, sampsa at mac.com wrote:
On 26 Dec 2012, at 03:00, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
Yuck. Seriously, if you depend on manual information, it's going
to be
broken sooner or later.
I'm not at all clear what the problem is, though. I can, from
MIM, tell
which areas are online. And for each area, you can check which nodes
are online in that area. After that, it just becomes a question of
figuring out how the bits are connected.
The problem is the CISCO gear doesnt talk NCP, so we can't do
stuff like
SHOW KNOW CIRC (to get routers to walk) or SHOW ADJ NODES (to get
end
nodes).
If the CISCO guys want on the map, it'll have to be manual for
now....
You'll have the same problem with Rob's DECnet router... And
possibly other equipment, or nodes that don't want to talk NICE.
I have just downloaded the spec and will think about how easy it would
be
to
add this to the router, not that anyone other than me uses it :-(
Johnny
On 26 Dec 2012, at 00:25, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
Hey Johnny,
Can you add:
9.14 (GRAIL)
9.16 (CNR1)
9.17 (CNR2)
9.18 (CNR3)
Along with:
9.19 (CIRCUS)
9.20 (PARROT)
9.21 (FJORD)
(The WAN cluster actually works somewhat)
Oh, and change 9.15 from TSTBD6. to TSTBD1. I messed up there.
Thanks.
--
Cory Smelosky
http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff!
http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Brian Hechinger
Sent: 26 December 2012 10:49
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] HECnet mapping project
On 12/26/2012 4:30 AM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
Actually it looks like I would need to implement various other layers
before I could even start on NICE, that might be a bit too much. SNMP
might be an option in that case. I don't know much about the details
of SNMP, I can look it up of course but I guess there would need to be
a format for the routing and end node data, if I can match what CISCO
produces then that would make it easier, anyone have any info on this?
You guys got off into the woods fast. :)
I will look into non-dec router devices after we get the dec ones nailed
down
with my current code.
I'm thinking possibly SNMP for the cisco devices, yes. Not 100% sure
that'll
work though.
As to your router if you don't want to bother with NICE or SNMP just let
me
know how I remotely query your device. How that happens is up to you so
long as it isn't silly. :)
A simple API that shoots back something like JSON or XML is fine, for
example.
I have been out all day and was thinking along these lines myself. I could
have a TCP or UDP port that sends back a file in some format on receiving a
request. I could implement a pseudo-NCP interface which accepts only exactly
the commands it needs. The only problem I see with this is that you wouldn't
necessarily know the IP address from the DECnet address so it wouldn't be
readily discoverable without some manual configuration of known "other"
routers. The alternative would be for the router to periodically post the
information somewhere, perhaps send the data over UDP or TCP to some
location or other? Any other suggestions welcome.
Regards
Rob
We'll talk later when I get to you. :)
Just to cover something here, as far as non-bridge link I *will not* do
manual stuff. That's just icky.
For the bridge connections I don't see that we have a lot of choice so
we'll
have to think on that when we get it.
-brian
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of sampsa at mac.com
Sent: 26 December 2012 11:46
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Happy Holidays HECnet
On 26 Dec 2012, at 13:24, Jordi Guillaumes i Pons
<jg at jordi.guillaumes.name> wrote:
Cm'on guys. Do you want a relatively cheap place, with good night life,
(relative) safety and not-so-hardcore as Beirut? Come to Barcelona! ;)
I'd be cool with that, always liked Catalan joints, used to ski every year
in
Andorra when I lived in Portugal.
Sampsa
I quite liked the idea of Beirut as a bit off the beaten track, but in my
case it is probably all theoretical as I am unlikely to get permission from
the boss anyway.
Regards
Rob
Done.
Can't phone right now; up to my butt in firmware for work.
-Dave
On 12/26/2012 11:54 AM, sampsa at mac.com wrote:
Hey can you set /NOPWDEXP in AUTHORIZE for me...
I hate changing passwords lol.
Sampsa
On 26 Dec 2012, at 18:34, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On 12/26/2012 06:41 AM, sampsa at mac.com wrote:
Accounts given upon request.
Account requested!
Username SAMPSA, set a temporary password of ikprudkr and I'll put a real one in on log on.
You're good to go!
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
On 12/26/2012 06:41 AM, sampsa at mac.com wrote:
Accounts given upon request.
Account requested!
Username SAMPSA, set a temporary password of ikprudkr and I'll put a real one in on log on.
You're good to go!
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
On 12/26/2012 04:30 AM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
Actually it looks like I would need to implement various other layers before
I could even start on NICE, that might be a bit too much. SNMP might be an
option in that case. I don't know much about the details of SNMP, I can look
it up of course but I guess there would need to be a format for the routing
and end node data, if I can match what CISCO produces then that would make
it easier, anyone have any info on this?
The Cisco SNMP formats are generally pretty good (due to widespread
use) but I've never looked at DECnet-related variables via SNMP. I'll
be hacking on that a bit today in between work and random snowstorm panic.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
On 12/25/2012 3:09 PM, sampsa at mac.com wrote:
On 25 Dec 2012, at 22:06, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
Further, most VMS clusters are built with machines in the same
datacenter. It's not generally a wide-area thing.
Unless you count those geographically separate clusters with FDDI links :)
Mmmm, FDDI.
Come to think of it, I have like 3 of those cards and even some cables in London.
I've got two FDDI cards one for each 4000/500. Really need to get those things up and running.
Of course FDDI is faster than QBus, but that's another story. :)
-brian
On 26 Dec 2012, at 10:29, "Steve Davidson" <jeep at scshome.net> wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
[mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Cory Smelosky
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 18:04
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Older VAXVMS Install kits?
On 23 Dec 2012, at 17:59, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On 12/23/2012 05:56 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote:
As i'm not getting anywhere with my TOPS-10 endeavours,
I thought
i'd try something else: older VAXVMS in SIMH's VAX-11/780
simulator. ;)
1). What would be the best/most interesting version to try? 2).
Where would I get install media for these older versions? ;)
I have a bunch of older VMS distributions. I don't know
if they're
available anywhere else or not; I would assume so but am
not sure.
At least several 3.x and 4.x distributions, going back to
3.0. Let
me know if they're wanted and I can put them up somewhere.
Please upload them, I am quite interested in older VMS.
I don't want to squirt them around publicly. Do you have
a place on
HECnet that I can copy them to?
Unfortunately, my link is currently down (Steve's been busy
and we've been unable to quite get MWATCH working for me), so
we'll need to use some other method. Can you dump them on a
system here via scp? I have a pentium II I can give easy
access to for that.
I will try to deal with that today. So far this morning I have been
reworking NETUPDATE because of the large number of node additions and
changes. I found a bug when running it on GORVAX::. Seems that Sampsa
never changed the SCSSYSTEMID when he changed areas... I'll leave that
as an exercise for Sampsa.
I found an alternative way to get connected: use the VPN I had to establish a link to a system with a static IP. ;)
Sampsa, Tag - you're it! :-)
The new version of NETUPDATE is much faster and deals with cluster
environments. Current versions should pick up the new version
automatically.
-Steve
I'd say 4.7 for speed and period-correctness, 5.5 for
feature fulness.
Maybe i'll go with both!
Do it!
I will!
The last release of VMS to run on an 11/780 was, I believe, v6.2.
I have a copy of 6.2 in some file format nothing knows.
VMS doesn't even seem to.
Send me a copy and I'll see if I can figure it out.
I found it here:
http://wdl1.winworldpc.com/Abandonware%20Operating%20Systems/M
isc/OpenVMS%206.2%20%5bVAX%5d.7z ( I hope you can handle 7-zip. > It's
probably really VMS backup format and I was using it wrong. ;) )
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
--
Cory Smelosky
http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff!
http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project.
