[HECnet] Configuring py-decnet.

On Aug 22, 2020, at 7:38 AM, David Moylan <djm at wiz.net.au> wrote: PyDECnet certainly does GRE. That's why we all love Paul's work so much. It contains support for GRE, Multinet and your bridge code all in the one product. I was able to move from my old Cisco router across to PyDECnet and maintain all of my existing GRE tunnels with no reconfiguration. From what I interpret, Thord is running an emulated RSTS/E system on simh and wants to run PyDECnet on the same host to establish a connection upstream. Thord - I have a similar setup, but I'm running VMS. Here's how I have it setup: - my host running is Ubuntu 18.04.2 - physical Ethernet (it's called "ens160" because I run VMware) - tap interfaces for each of my VMS simh machines - a tap interface for PyDECnet - I bring all of my tap interfaces and my physical ethernet together into a bridge interface - the bridge interface has my IP address bound to it. PyDECnet is setup with the first circuit connected to the tap adapter I reserved for PyDECnet above. I then have circuit entries for each of the connections to the other area routers and end nodes I am connected to on HECnet. I assume that you should be able to achieve the same with RSTS/E on simh. Let me know if you want more specific details (and let me know what your OS version etc is). I can provide more granular configuration information on my setup which you should be able to use as a template for your own setup. Cheers, Wiz!! > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner- > hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist > Sent: Saturday, 22 August 2020 9:27 PM > To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE > Subject: Re: [HECnet] Configuring py-decnet. > > Indeed I did. I must admit that the picture is unclear. If we're talking > GRE using pydecnet (does it do GRE?), then why the ethernet jump between > pydecnet and GRE? There do need to some something between the > ethernet > and GRE tunnel. My assumption was probably premature. > > Johnny > >> On 2020-08-22 13:23, David Moylan wrote: >> I think you assumed he has a Cisco router :-) >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner- >>> hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist >>> Sent: Saturday, 22 August 2020 9:22 PM >>> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE >>> Subject: Re: [HECnet] Configuring py-decnet. >>> >>> Hi, Thord. >>> >>> The RSX manuals are probably partially usable, but there are certainly >>> some significant differences in how this works in RSX and RSTS/E as well. >>> I noticed that you have phase III manuals for RSTS/E V7 on bitsavers. >>> They might be partially helpful as well? (I suspect you already know > these.) >>> >>> About your setup. Not sure why you have pydecnet there between the >>> virtual tap ethernet and real ethernet. Is it implicit that you have two >>> pydecnet instances in there, with some distance between them? Because >>> from the delqa you can get to the physical ethernet, and if your Cisco >>> is on that same ethernet, then I'd say pydecnet is not needed. >>> >>> Johnny >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 2020-08-22 12:29, Thord Nilson wrote: >>>> Hello all! >>>> I am trying to test up decnet iv on a rsts/e 10.1 system on simh and >>>> hopefully connect to hecnet. Currently borrowing a node name/number >>> from >>>> Peter L. >>>> >>>> Is the following setup workable/suitable? >>>> >>>> rsts/e --> delqua --> virtual tap ethernet --> pydecnet --> >>>> real-ethernet --> GRE tunnel. >>>> >>>> Anyone who has done this and willing to share the setup used? >>>> Or any good links? >>>> >>>> I have not found a decnet-iv manual for rsts/e online, but maybe the rsx >>>> manuals are usable. Anyone know? >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Thord. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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