[HECnet] Decnet on RSX-11

On Jun 8, 2019, at 10:04 AM, Kurt Hamm <kurt at hamm.me> wrote: Well, this was really good information. Mark, the walk-through was extremely helpful. I feel like I am almost there. There is something I am missing related to the final step. I added this line to the end of startup.cmd: @LB:[IPNET]INS.CMD. Not sure if that is the correct way to call that CMD file. I am not exactly sure about the content changes especially the ports: MNC SET CIR IP-0-0 TCA HOST 192.168.1.49:7705 PORT 0 NCP SET CIR IP-0-0 STA ON When I run [ipnet]ins.cmd: NTL -- IP Symbol Table File -- Open Failure (-26.) NTL -- LB:[5,54]IP.STB NCP -- Set failed, operation failure Network Loader function failed NTL -- IP Symbol Table File -- Open Failure (-26.) NTL -- LB:[5,54]IP.STB NCP -- Line IP-0-0, Set failed, operation failure Network Loader function failed NTL -- IP Symbol Table File -- Open Failure (-26.) NTL -- LB:[5,54]IP.STB NCP -- Line IP-0-1, Set failed, operation failure Network Loader function failed Initialize common NT.IP not loaded. Please load before running this tool. Initialize common NT.IP not loaded. Please load before running this tool. NCP -- Set failed, component in wrong state, Line On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 8:34 AM Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote: In addition to the information and transcript Mark provided, do not forget to run the post-processing script from IPNET after completing the NETGEN procedure. It will modify the DECnet configuration somewhat to more correctly handle the IP lines. And no, Kurt is not connecting directly to Mim, but possibly just between his own machines, and otherwise being hooked up to area 31. Johnny On 2019-06-08 14:13, Mark Matlock wrote: > Kurt, > As Johnny says you should read chapter 10 of [IP]README.DOC and run a NETGEN to add the IP HECnet device. I?ve attached a walk-through of a NETGEN that can help guide you but you should understand the information in chapter 10. > > You should have a unique DECnet node address for your system (from Johnny) to use instead of the one I supplied in the walk-through. > > Later when bringing up IP-0-0 in the [IPNET]INS.CMD I think you need a port # for attachment to MIM if that is where you are connecting to? > > Best, > Mark > > > > > > >> On Jun 8, 2019, at 6:36 AM, Kurt Hamm <kurt at hamm.me> wrote: >> >> Thanks Johnny and thanks Mark. For some reason I thought that this was already done since IP was working. >> >> This is just what I needed to know to finish this thing off. I really appreciate the assistance. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 5:32 AM Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote: >> Kurt, Mark is absolutely right. >> >> You do not have the IP line driver generated into DECnet. >> >> This is what I suspect quite a few mails back between us, and tried to >> point out. >> >> And do not try to just edit CEMAC.MAC to add those lines Mark mention. >> That will not work. You need to run through the DECnet generation >> process, and then the IPNET postprocessing step. It's all in the TCP/IP >> manual, if you read it. >> >> Johnny >> >> On 2019-06-08 05:58, Mark Matlock wrote: >>> Kurt, >>> I think you need to have the ?IP" network device NETGENed into DECnet. >>> >>> The fact that you first error occurs at the NCP SET PROC IP TOP makes me think that DECnet does not have a driver for the IP device loaded. When I made the ?Frodo? distribution available, I did a new SYSGEN for an 11/70 and also a NETGEN. In the NETGEN for the Unibus system a ?UNA? was the ethernet device and on a Qbus system (the actual Frodo 30.1) a QNA device is used. >>> >>> It would be helpful if you typed out LB:[5,54]CETAB.MAC as it could confirm if the IP device has been NETGENed in or not. In CETAB.MAC the 3rd actual line of code should look like: >>> >>> PDV$DF <AUX,EVL,ECL,XPT,NCT,RTH,LAT,DLX>,<EPM>,<UNA,IP> >>> >>> Three lines below that should be: >>> >>> SLT$DF IP,IP,XPT,LF.TIM,0,0,,0.,0.,15. >>> >>> It?s been a while since I added the IP-0-0 LIN and Circuits to my system, but I try to do that to one of my PiDP-11s and post the walk through for it. >>> >>> Below I?ve put some information of the sequence of startup command files that may help you understand the files involved. >>> >>> In the LB:[1,2]STARTUP.CMD of the Frodo distribution RSX and DECnet are started as is normal for any RSX. It then chains to LB:[1,2]INSPROG.CMD which brings up the DU1: disk that you either download from RSX11M.COM or the Simh boot.ini will make a blank one. >>> >>> At the end of the INSPROG.CMD two questions are asked with timeouts. The first will load LAT and the second loads Johnny?s TCP/IP. It loads the TCP/IP by chaining to LB:[IP]IPINS.CMD which will load TCP/IP and either DHCP an IP address or set a static IP address. At the end of that file then LB:[IP]IPAPPL.CMD is executed which sets up FTP, TELNET, NTP and other applications. >>> >>> Now, in the Frodo distribution IPAPPL.CMD, there is a line that was either commented or deleted that chains to LB:[IPNET]INSHECNET.CMD which is used to link the actual node Frodo (HECnet 30.1) to MIM >>> >>> Your [IPNET]INS.CMD looks identical to the INSHECNET.CMD on Frodo including the host port # which may be something we need to change? >>> >>> Do you have a HECnet address from Johnny? Also, where are you planning to connect to HECnet? >>> >>> There is a [IPNET]INS.NEW which is the template that Johnny provides and it does not have a port specified on MIM. I don?t remember the exact mechanics on MIM That accepts connections but that may be a function of that port # Frodo connects to MIM on IP-0-10 but that is not specified on Frodo but on MIM. >>> >>> Best, >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Jun 7, 2019, at 9:35 PM, Kurt Hamm <kurt at hamm.me> wrote: >>>> >>>> So, I added this command to the startup.cmd: @LB:[IPNET]INS.CMD. >>>> >>>> I didn't modify the file yet. I wanted to see what it would do >>>> >>>> The result after rebooting was this: >>>>> INS LB:[IPNET]MLTCOM/UIC=[1,54]/PRO=[RW,RW,,] >>>>> INS LB:[IPNET]MLTNET >>>>> INS LB:[IPNET]MLTCFG >>>>> NCP SET PROC IP TOP >>>> NCP -- Set failed, unrecognized component, Process >>>>>>>> NCP -- Set failed, invalid identification format, Line >>>>>>>> Initialize common >>>> NT.IP not found. Exiting... >>>>> MNC SET CIR IP-0-0 TCA HOST MIM.UPDATE.UU.SE:7705 PORT 0 >>>> Initialize common >>>> NT.IP not found. Exiting... >>>>>>>> NCP -- Set failed, invalid identification format, Circuit >>>> >>>> There are lots of errors, so I am not sure where to start. >>>> >>>> Any advice would be appreciated. >>>> >>>> Kurt >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 > -- 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