Time for a new release announcement of TCP/IP for RSX-11M-PLUS.
Several fixes and improvements have been made since the last announcement.
Things that have been done since the last release:
IP:
- Bugfix: If a packet is received which have less data than the
indicated length in the IP header, the packet was not freed, causing
memory to be lost, eventually leading to memory exhaustion.
TCP:
- Improvement: When Files-11 functions are used, and an ANSI filename is
given for the remote host, previously the filename block was corrupted
which caused programs like PIP to display garbage filenames on errors.
TCP now creates an artificial filename that is based on the resulting IP
address.
DECnet-over-IP:
- Added network counters for lines and circuits.
- Improved error checking in the MNC configuration program.
RMD:
- Expanded fields to be able to display larger numbers, which previously
were truncated.
HTTP:
- Added Content-Length: header to responses when the size can be found.
This can cost in performance for some files, but improve transfer
performance for some files. Check the documentation.
- Bugfix: 301 responses (redirects) held an empty Content-type: header
that has been removed.
FTP:
- Bugfix: Files were not transferred correctly in binary mode.
- Bugfix: File protection handling was broken for RSX mode.
- Improvement: Files are now pre-allocated when received, based on the
size reported by the SIZE command.
FTPD:
- Bugfix: Files were not transferred correctly in binary mode.
- Bugfix: File protection handling was broken for RSX mode.
NTPDATE:
- Improvement: NTPDATE can now run as a daemon on a regular basis,
meaning it will keep time correct over long times. See documentation.
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
Note! I've realized that BQTCP/IP do not work right if you have a
PDP-11/74 with multiple processors online. I'll fix that at some point,
as it's probably just a case of affinity not being set on devices, nor
relevant processes. This might only be a problem with telnet in fact. I
know for sure that the IP and TCP drivers works ok in multiprocessor
systems.
Johnny
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|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
Back in the day I used custom kernel configurations for DECnet under linux.
Am I right in thinking that the kernel drivers have been pulled and
support is now in user land?
Thanks, Mark.
From: Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com>
>Does anyone know where one could acquire DECNET for RT-11?
A list member has it, or has said so in the past anyway, but at
this point I'm thinking maybe they don't want to give it out?
I've always wanted to try it too. My understanding is that it's
from pre-Ethernet days so it requires a DMR-11 or DMC-11 (or
emulation thereof).
Re TCP/IP for RT-11 -- what's wrong with Alan Baldwin's package?
I haven't gone to shop-pdp.kent.edu in eons and don't know if it's
still around (the domain name still exists but at least right now
I can ping it but not connect any other way), but I was very
impressed with it.
John Wilson
D Bit
I just checked mail headers and noted thongs down. Restarted bridge and mim. I'm pretty much offline until Saturday, so I'll catch up and respond to mails then.
Johnny
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Hello list,
Some months ago I asked for help regarding one of my Vaxstation 4000,
whose power supply appeared to be dead. I have finally found the time
(and the mood) to take apart the PS from the machine and open it to take
a look. I have got to vandalize it a little bit, since one of the screws
was completely stuck in place... nothing that a creative use of a dremel
tool can' fix ;)
What I have found is one of the two big fuses near the mains connection
is blown. This _should_ be good news, since all what I have to do is to
find a compatible fuse. But I wonder what will I find when I replace it.
There is nothing obviously burnt in the PS. The big capacitors look good
(even shiny, once I've blown off the dust), and there is no funny smell
at all.
So, my next step will be to replace the thing and see if it blows up again.
Just a question for the repair savvy... is it safe to power up the PS
outside of the vaxstation?
I'll tell you how the thing evolves :)
regards,
