17 Aug
2023
17 Aug
'23
8:20 p.m.
On Aug 17, 2023, at 2:10 PM, Brian Angus
<brian.angus(a)gmail.com> wrote:
F.Y.I: I've been running PyDECnet on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ for a couple of years with no
issues (about $35.00). I suspect it would work fairly well on even older and slower model
Pi's, but then again, I'm not stressing anything with my usage levels.
Another quick point in favour of configuring one's DECnet nodes to use simple
Ethernet circuits and having a local router is that the local network (both DECNET and IP)
will be up and moderately happy even when the WAN links and/or VPN server have other
unfortunate challenges.
And yes, everyone here should have several DECnet nodes up and running...
Another reason to use a local router is to connect to "real nodes" -- as opposed
to emulated ones. Whether you need Ethernet or DDCMP connectivity, you can get that with
a PyDECnet router.
paul