Time for a new release announcement of TCP/IP for RSX-11M-PLUS.
Highlights:
. Added IGMP
. mDNS have been implemented
. Bug fixes and enchanced functionality in UDP
. Performance and stability improvements in TCP
. Improved Multinet driver
. Stability improvements in HTTP with CGI
. Bugfix for FTP/FTPD regarding files with implied CRLF
. Improved SPOOF handling of blocking whole subnets
Detailed information on things that have been done since the last release:
IP:
. Added ability to not loopback broadcast or multicast packets.
IGMP:
. Added IGMP protocol handler.
UDP:
. Added ability to not loopback broadcast or multicast packets.
. Bugfix. The multicast related functions would crash the system if the
argument had an odd address.
TCP:
. Improved fast retransmit logic, which did not work right.
. Improved TCP probe handling.
. Bugfix. If large amounts of data was being sent in PU.TXT mode, and
the data consisted of all NULs, the system could crash.
mDNS:
. mDNS have been implemented.
Multinet:
. The Multinet driver have been redesigned to improve compatibility with
VMS.
PING:
. Added /NOLOOPBACK switch to avoid loopback of broadcast or multicast
packets.
NETSTAT:
. Added the switch IGMP among the other statistics switches, and output.
HTTPD:
. Bugfix: The CGI handling could leave the HTTP task hung forever for
some badly formed requests.
FTP/FTPD:
. Bugfix. If a file was transferred in binary mode, and had attribute
implied CR+LF, the CR+LF was lost.
SPOOF:
. Improved SPOOF detector to better block whole netblocks.
Some additional notes:
For people who don't know what mDNS is, it is a way of resolving host
names to IP addresses on a local network without having to setup any DNS
server. It works by using the special domain ".local". So if you have a
machine called "foo", and your machines are all mDNS capable, you can
reach the machine "foo", by addressing it as "foo.local" on your local
network. No additional configuration is needed.
This is all part of the IP zero configuration framework.
As usual, the distribution is available from:
ftp://mim.update.uu.se/bqtcp.dsk
ftp://mim.update.uu.se/bqtcp.tap
ftp://ftp.update.uu.se/pub/pdp11/rsx/tcpip/tcpip.dsk
The documentation is also available through ftp on Mim, or also at
http://mim.update.uu.se/tcpipdoc
I hope people find this update useful.
Johnny
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Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
Is anyone here in communication with Oscar Vermeulen? The last communication with me was on March 17 just after he drove back from Holland. He is usually a prompt and casually chatty fellow,
Thanks
Supratim
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Supratim Sanyal, W1XMT
39.19151 N, 77.23432 W
QCOCAL::SANYAL via HECnet
See below for a link to a g-drive file containing a ZIP archive of the DEC research group implementation of Smalltalk for the VAX.
If someone has a VT125 to try it on I would appreciate seeing an image of the screen with Smalltalk running.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Nigel Williams <nw at retroComputingTasmania.com>
> Date: 7 April 2020 at 10:33:55 pm AEST
> To: John Ames <commodorejohn at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: VAX/Smalltalk-80?
>
> ?
>>
>>>> On 2 Apr 2020, at 10:08 am, John Ames via cctech <cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>> I know from the book "Smalltalk-80: Bits of History, Words of Advice"
>>
>> Thanks for the reminder about the VMS version, as you likely know
>> their paper about VAX Smalltalk was in an early DEC Technical Journal
>> too.
>>
>> ...while the second ran under VMS and was actually developed
>> within DEC. This version - VAX/Smalltalk-80 - was headed up by Stoney
>> Ballard and Stephen Shirron; anybody know if there's a surviving copy
>> out there, if it was ever available outside DEC to begin with?
>
> I contacted Stephen and he kindly provided a ZIP
>
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NvO-ULropJ9xyT-WFqalXY79FBt6tdfB
>
> I had a quick look and it will need an early VMS I suspect, around
> version 4.x (might work on a later version).
>
> cheers,
> nigel.
In order to better debug and develop my Multinet compatible link for
RSX, I think should set up a VMS box locally with Multinet.
I do have a VAX or two around, which currently are running TCPIP
services from HP.
So, how do I switch? I've never actually used Multinet before.
Where do I find it? How do I get a license? Anything in particular I
should be aware of when installing it?
Johnny
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Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
Does anyone know where I can find this version of the kit? I would
like to add IMAP support to the STRGTE:: cluster.
Thanks!
-Steve
Steve Davidson
Hollis, NH (US)
STRGTE::SYSTEM or STRGTE::DAVIDSON
I have obtained a MicroVAX 3100-80 with a Storageworks pizza box, a CD-ROM drive, a tape drive, some cables and no monitor.
It powers on, does not smoke or explode. The 8 LEDs at the back settle down to all on except 2 and 3 counting from zero on the right. I can hear a hard disk spin up.
The cables include two MMJs. I have a PC with a 9-pin female serial connector. It runs Linux.
The first two of many questions: does the ?0? connector connect to the console? What exactly do I need to do to connect the PC?s serial port to the MMJ cable? Note: I have passable soldering skills.
Next question will be about the BNC connector and networking. One thing at a time.
Here are some pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KduorZEimMQ73bMdA
Thanks in advance
Supratim
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Supratim Sanyal, W1XMT
39.19151 N, 77.23432 W
QCOCAL::SANYAL via HECnet
Still looking for things to do at home here, so I've set up another PDP-11
with RT11 this time. I have v5.7 up and running just fine, but I'd really
like to network it and I can't find a copy of DECnet-RT anywhere. Can
someone send me a pointer?
BTW, was DECnet-RT ever upgraded to Phase IV or did it stop with III?
Yes, I know there's a TCP/IP for RT11. I might actually end up using that
instead, but I'd prefer to have it on HECnet if I can.
Thanks,
Bob
I\m currently experimenting with some new code for Multinet under RSX.
Seems like VMS don\t really like me at the moment, so Multinet links
between Mim and VMS systems might not be working well. PyDECnet is
working fine.
I'll try to get this working as soon as possible, but for VMS systems,
expect there to be issues during today...
Johnny
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Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
