On 2025-09-05 17:59, Brian Roth wrote:
> Hello, I currently have 8 simh vax machines on Hecnet all working fine.
> Its a mix of machines running VMS 3.5 to 7.3 and while some were a bit
> of a challenge they all talk. I recently configured a Microvax II with
> MicroVMS 4.6 as well as Decnet 4.6 and assigned it to my area 31. The
> network loads without errors and I am able to SET HOST to itself but to
> no other nodes in my area or vice versa. SHOW KNOWN CIRCUITS shows the
> hosts I manually defined. SHOW KNOWN CIRCUITS CHARACTERISTICS shows a
> designated router in my area so its finding that. If I bring a router
> node down it successfully finds another in the area.
>
> The microvax node:
>
> Known Circuit Volatile Characteristics as of  5-SEP-1987 11:37:16
>
> Circuit = QNA-0
>
> State                         = on
> Service                     = disabled
> Designated router     = 31.278
> Cost                          = 4
> Router priority           = 64
> Hello timer                = 15
> Type                        = Ethernet
> Adjacent node          =31.278
> Listen timer              = 45
>
> The working nodes match with the exception of the circuit. All the other
> machines are UNA-0 (UNIBUS) and this one is of course QNA-0  Couldthis
> be the problem?
>
> Brian.