The scsnode and the scssystemid are tightly connected with decnet. The scsnode is the name of the system, 6 alphanum characters in size maximum end is the same as the DECnet nodename. The scssystemid is connected with the decnet address. A decnet address is of the form (area).(hostnr) where area is an integer of 1..63 and hostnr an integer of 1..1023. The syssystemid is computed as 1024*area + hostnr.
Both values may be changed. Google for modparams.dat (the file where those values are stored), sysgen.exe (the utility that modifies the parameters) and autogen.com which is a utility that helps tuning your system.
A lot is covered in a manual I wrote last year that describes the installation of the bridge program and the various system mqnagement tasks tjat are neede on VMS and Windows systems that run DECnet. Johnny Billquist runs DECnet and he has the latest copy of this manual.
Welcome to Hecnet and good luck!
Hans Vlems
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From: Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com>
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:40:05
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Hi!
I'm new to the DEC/OpenVMS platform, but am hoping to join HECnet on recommendation from a friend who is (or at least was) more into this area of computing.
I am not seriously involved with DEC systems to any great extent, or a DEC-using professional, but I'm an avid enthusiast who thrives on investigating different platforms and OSs.
I am currently going through my first install of OpenVMS 8.3 and have hit the part where I need the SCSNODE and SCSSYSTEMID - I guess that's where I need details from HECnet. If I put something random in at the install can I change those post-install?
Also I would like to know details of how to build and run the DECnet bridge on Linux (if that's possible) and if, when using a DECnet, I can still use conventional TCP/IP on the OpenVMS machine.
As I said, I'm very new to this whole thing, so go easy on me :D!
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Hi!
I'm new to the DEC/OpenVMS platform, but am hoping to join HECnet on recommendation from a friend who is (or at least was) more into this area of computing.
I am not seriously involved with DEC systems to any great extent, or a DEC-using professional, but I'm an avid enthusiast who thrives on investigating different platforms and OSs.
I am currently going through my first install of OpenVMS 8.3 and have hit the part where I need the SCSNODE and SCSSYSTEMID - I guess that's where I need details from HECnet. If I put something random in at the install can I change those post-install?
Also I would like to know details of how to build and run the DECnet bridge on Linux (if that's possible) and if, when using a DECnet, I can still use conventional TCP/IP on the OpenVMS machine.
As I said, I'm very new to this whole thing, so go easy on me :D!
--
Mark Benson
My Blog:
<http://markbenson.org/blog>
Follow me on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/mdbenson
"Never send a human to do a machine's job..."
Chrissie,
Apparently your IP address has changed because you are no longer
connected to GORVAX::. If you wish, you may connect to declab.net (in
the US). This system, gets around the fact that Multinet only supports
static addresses.
-Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On
Behalf Of Chrissie Caulfield
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 11:21
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Cc: Sampsa Laine
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Multinet to area 3
OK!
My IP address is 80.2.74.73 (should be in dynDNS as
chrissie.homelinux.net)
Chrissie
On 22/03/11 14:57, Sampsa Laine wrote:
If you want, I can set up a Multinet link for you as well to area 8.
My bridge to area 1 is down at the moment, however.
Sampsa
On 22 Mar 2011, at 14:53, Chrissie Caulfield wrote:
Thanks to Sampsa and DECUServe I now have my router up and running
again, but it doesn't seem to be talking to any of its multinet peers.
It's been a while so I'm not sure who it usually talks to, I think
LEGATO might have been one. The IP addresses are:
64.142.52.93.700& 78.86.123.31
if that helps ;-)
Chrissie
On 2011-06-06 05.17, Sampsa Laine wrote:
Is update OK? My bridge connection to there seems to be down..
Yeah, the update bridge was down for some unknown reason. I restarted it. However, the network connectivity isn't that big right now.
.ncp sho act are
Active areas summary as of 7-JUN-11 23:49:21
Next
Area State Circuit Node
1 Reachable 1.13 (MIM)
8 Reachable UNA-0 8.400 (GORVAX)
11 Reachable UNA-0 11.2 (MAISA)
19 Reachable UNA-0 8.400 (GORVAX)
33 Reachable UNA-0 8.400 (GORVAX)
Johnny
ok that worked. :)
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
CHIMPY is down - RHESUS should be up, along with GORVAX...
Sampsa
On 6 Jun 2011, at 13:26, Jason Stevens wrote:
heh I can't even connect to chimpy
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
Is update OK? My bridge connection to there seems to be down..
Sampsa
CHIMPY is down - RHESUS should be up, along with GORVAX...
Sampsa
On 6 Jun 2011, at 13:26, Jason Stevens wrote:
heh I can't even connect to chimpy
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
Is update OK? My bridge connection to there seems to be down..
Sampsa
heh I can't even connect to chimpy
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
Is update OK? My bridge connection to there seems to be down..
Sampsa
On 03/28/11 15:38, Sampsa Laine wrote:
I'm having problems connecting to update again. Is everything OK?
Things look ok from MIM.
.ncp sho act are
Active areas summary as of 28-MAR-11 16:20:46
Next
Area State Circuit Node
1 Reachable 1.13 (MIM)
2 Reachable UNA-0 19.41 (SG1)
3 Reachable UNA-0 8.400 (GORVAX)
4 Reachable UNA-0 4.256 (BUBBLE)
8 Reachable UNA-0 8.400 (GORVAX)
11 Reachable UNA-0 11.2 (MAISA)
19 Reachable UNA-0 19.41 (SG1)
33 Reachable UNA-0 19.41 (SG1)
59 Reachable UNA-0 19.41 (SG1)
Johnny
Sampsa -
I don't know anything about UPDATE, but I do notice that my Multinet link
to GORVAX is down again. Did something change on your end?
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf
Of Sampsa Laine
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 6:38 AM
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Cc: Johnny Billquist
Subject: [HECnet] Bridge?
I'm having problems connecting to update again. Is everything OK?
Sampsa
