8 Mar
2020
8 Mar
'20
7:48 p.m.
On Mar 2, 2020, at 12:09 PM, Robert Armstrong <bob
at jfcl.com> wrote:
I haven't forgotten about hooking up to HECnet; I've just been busy getting the
pieces in place. I have been meaning to re-implement my main router/DNS/DHCP/NAT server
for various reasons, and this project prompted me to get around to doing that. I just got
it mostly-working last night, and now I'm studying the TUN/TAP and bridging stuff to
figure out how to get it working properly on that server. Once I have that set up,
I'll get SIMH emulations on that server and physical machines on my local network
talking to each other. And then, finally, I can bring up a PyDECnet link!
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
I'd probably also run a SIMH emulation or two
on the same host
Be aware that multiple simh instances, or pyDECnet, on the same host can't
talk to each other on the same physical NI. You'll have to set up a tap
device to connect them (or have multiple NIs, but that's usually overkill).
Not a problem, really - just an extra step.