Bob Armstrong skrev:
I've created a simple DCL script that will allow me to maintain a simple
list of the Multinet tunnels and a DNS name. The script will do an NSLOOKUP
on the name to figure out the corresponding IP and then re-configure the
Multinet connections accordingly. Like the bridge program, this isn't
automatic and you'll have to send me an email when your IP changes to remind
me to re-run this script. And since changing the destination IP requires
turning the circuit off and then restarting it, any existing connections on
that circuit (including any that are routed thru you) will be broken. Given
the fairly low level of usage on HECnet, that doesn't seem like a big
problem.
If you already have a Multinet connection to LEGATO with a static IP, then
you can just ignore this message. Nothing will change for you.
Fred - it's time for you to go sign up for that Multinet Hobbyist license
:-)
Maybe I should point out that for the bridge program, all you need to do is send it a HUP signal, and it will redo the name lookups. However, there is always a possibility that the old resolving information is still cached somewhere, so that you won't the to the new address right away anyhow. How long the delay depends on how the name server and domains are set up.
But if someone have a dynamic IP, but it changes fairly seldom, it usually works acceptable anyway, so having a dynamic IP address isn't neccesarily the end of it all.
Johnny
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Fred skrev:
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008, Johnny Billquist wrote:
Dynamic IP addresses are a problem in both cases, and needs manual "fixing" at the "other" end in both cases.
Looks like I'm up that proverbial creek without a paddle. :(
Yup. Sorry about that, but there isn't really much we can do about it. :-(
Johnny
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2008, Bob Armstrong wrote:
Fred ? it?s time for you to go sign up for that Multinet Hobbyist
license :-)
:)
Looks like that will be my project for this weekend. Good excuse to get my DECServer 90M hooked up to the console port, too. I'll get the license process underway tonight so I'm ready ...
Will send another message to the list once I'm up and running with Multinet. As far as the e-mail with new IP address goes, I could whack together a batch job on OpenVMS or cron job on one of the Linux boxen that will keep an eye on things and check every so often, and e-mail the address you specify Bob when the address changes.
Fred
On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:28:20 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:
After a bit of communication with a list member off-list, it seems that my
dynamic IP address scenario is going to throw a wrench into the works
regarding getting on to HECNet. Would someone know of a dynamic-address
friendly method?
What about http://decnet.ipv7.net/files/decnet-bridge_0.7-4.tar.gz ? :-P
See our source,
G. :-)
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Aloha Johnny
On Mon, 2008-08-18 22:18:48 Johnny Billquist wrote:
At the moment, HECnet is somewhat split, since a central router isn't up
and running. So not everyone can reach area 2. :-(
Johnny
I'm working towards joining HECNET.
I would like to be assigned two node numbers and reserve two node names:
KAHEA Linux DECnet
LANI TOPS-20 on KLH-10 emulator
and I understand that running a bridge on Linux my best bet is to
join your area 1.
Thank you, and
Aloha, Angela Kahealani
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2008, Johnny Billquist wrote:
Dynamic IP addresses are a problem in both cases, and needs manual "fixing" at the "other" end in both cases.
Looks like I'm up that proverbial creek without a paddle. :(
Fred
Sampsa Laine wrote:
I could _probably_ do this, just a few questions:
1. How involved is uninstalling UCX and installing Multinet on top?
2. What's the licensing like for Multinet? Hobbyist?
It's hobbyist licence.
http://www.process.com/openvms/hobbyist.html
When you register, it checks your VMS licence checksum, but I don't know
what it does with it.
3. What does the Multinet need to pass through my firewall? TCP, UDP
or something weirder (GRE etc)?
Port 700 UDP
I've got a static IP and a 1+ mbps uplink, located in London.
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Chrissie
Fred wrote:
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008, Bob Armstrong wrote:
What's needed to fix that?
We need someone who will run both Johnny's bridge program and a Multinet
connection. I believe both ZARQON and PDSVAX used to do this, but both are
down now.
Off the wall question:
If I ran the bridge and ran Multinet - would that solve my quandry of having a dynamic IP address and being able to get onto HECnet (without someone having to babysit my connection)
Synamic IP addresses are a problem in both cases, and needs manual "fixing" at the "other" end in both cases.
Johnny
I could _probably_ do this, just a few questions:
1. How involved is uninstalling UCX and installing Multinet on top?
2. What's the licensing like for Multinet? Hobbyist?
3. What does the Multinet need to pass through my firewall? TCP, UDP or something weirder (GRE etc)?
I've got a static IP and a 1+ mbps uplink, located in London.
Sampsa
On 19 Aug 2008, at 16:08, Bob Armstrong wrote:
What's needed to fix that?
We need someone who will run both Johnny's bridge program and a Multinet
connection. I believe both ZARQON and PDSVAX used to do this, but both are
down now.
Bob
Bob Armstrong wrote:
What's needed to fix that?
We need someone who will run both Johnny's bridge program and a Multinet
connection. I believe both ZARQON and PDSVAX used to do this, but both are
down now.
Zarqon is back up at the moment (it's nice and cold here ... in
August!), though multinet doesn't seem to be talking to you for some reason.
Chrissie
