As Johnny knows I've been experiencing some configuration issues since installing Ubuntu 14.04 on the server that hosts the SIMH instance that is SIMVAX. I attempted a Kubuntu upgrade but that failed so I had no resort other than to backup the existing root partition and re-install from scratch. I've been unable to configure the networking correctly since the re-install. The symptom is adjacency up and down messages, coming in consecutively every minute or so. I've tried numerous combinations of configuration that have not solved the connectivity issues. When adjacency is up I'm able to DIR MIM:: successfully. %<----------%<---------%<---------- $ dir mim:: Directory MIM::DU4:[DECNET] LOGIN.CMD;1 HECNET.CMD;1 MAKEFILE.;33 MAKEFILE.;43 FIX.LOG;52 MAKEFILE.;34 FIX.LOG;53 NODENAMES.DAT;2 FIX.LOG;61 NODENAMES.DAT;3 FIX.LOG;54 FIX.LOG;55 FIX.LOG;65 FIX.LOG;56 MAKEFILE.;32 MAKEFILE.;44 FIX.LOG;57 FIX.LOG;58 NODENAMES.DAT;4 FIX.LOG;59 %<----------%<---------%<---------- My SIMH boot is as follows: %<----------%<---------%<---------- MicroVAX 3900 simulator V4.0-0 Beta git commit id: 7154ca1f NVR: buffering file in memory libpcap version 1.2.0 Eth: opened OS device eth3 Listening on port 2023 Loading boot code from ka655x.bin KA655X-B V5.3, VMB 2.7 Performing normal system tests. 40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25.. 24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09.. 08..07..06..05..04..03.. Tests completed. Loading system software. (BOOT/R5:0 DUA0 %<----------%<---------%<---------- I upgraded to SIMH master on the suggesting of Mark Pizolatto when I wrote the SIMH mailing list with an autoboot failure issue that I've had for as long as I remember (that turned out to be because I was using an old kernel ROM image). My networking configuration on the HP Microserver is as follows: 2 x 1000MB Network Cards eth2 - The internal card is dedicated to Ubuntu and configured statically at 192.168.1.126 via ifconfig (I uninstalled NetworkManager because I have no need for dynamic configuration). eth3 - A PCI express card that is not configured for Ubuntu. It is brought up on the understanding that SIMH will provide the necessary configuration. My /etc/network/interfaces is as follows: %<----------%<---------%<---------- # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback iface eth2 inet static address 192.168.1.126 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.2 dns-nameservers 192.168.1.2 dns-search hecnet.eu %<----------%<---------%<---------- My /etc/rc.local script brings up the interfaces: %<----------%<---------%<---------- # Enable the first network interface for linux use ifconfig eth2 up # Bring up the second network interface it's for SIMH use - it is not configured ifconfig eth3 up /bin/bash /usr/local/bridge/bridge.sh /bin/bash /usr/local/vax/vax.sh %<----------%<---------%<---------- As you can see it is also responsible for bringing up Johnny's bridge and the SIMH instance. After configuration the networking looks like this: %<----------%<---------%<---------- msw at hpm:/usr/local/bridge$ ifconfig -a eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr b4:99:ba:bf:46:e3 inet addr:192.168.1.126 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::b699:baff:febf:46e3/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:5150326 errors:0 dropped:90 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:7498843 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:2519783275 (2.5 GB) TX bytes:9795156712 (9.7 GB) Interrupt:18 eth3 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:27:19:b1:6f:84 inet6 addr: fe80::227:19ff:feb1:6f84/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:131318 errors:0 dropped:49269 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:3582 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:32216834 (32.2 MB) TX bytes:488874 (488.8 KB) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:45875 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:45875 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:5883368 (5.8 MB) TX bytes:5883368 (5.8 MB) %<----------%<---------%<---------- I have no reason to think that the bridge isn't working, when I run it from the command line I can see that connectivity takes place. I am running a fresh compile of the latest version with debug on: %<----------%<---------%<---------- msw at hpm:/usr/local/bridge$ sudo ./bridge -p 4711 -d /usr/local/bridge d: 4711 Config filename: /usr/local/bridge/bridge.conf Adding router ''local''. 00000008:32521 Adding router ''update''. 1913ee82:4711 Adding DECnet bridge local. Trying to match local Matching against: local Found match: local == local Adding DECnet bridge update. Trying to match update Matching against: local Matching against: update Found match: update == update Adding LAT bridge local. Trying to match local Matching against: local Found match: local == local Adding LAT bridge update. Trying to match update Matching against: local Matching against: update Found match: update == update Host table: 0: local 0.0.0.0:0 (Rx: 0 Tx: 0 (Drop rx: 0)) Active: 1 Throttle: 0(000) 1: update 130.238.19.25:4711 (Rx: 0 Tx: 0 (Drop rx: 0)) Active: 1 Throttle: 0(000) Hash of known destinations: Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Setting existing hash to bridge 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Setting existing hash to bridge 1 Setting existing hash to bridge 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Setting existing hash to bridge 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Setting existing hash to bridge 1 Setting existing hash to bridge 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 1 Adding new hash entry. Port is 0 %<----------%<---------%<---------- The SIMH vax.ini script contains the following. You can see that xq is defined as eth1 which in SIMH parlance is the 2nd ethernet interface and from the start-up trace it can be seen that the correct network interface, eth3, is being picked up and used. %<----------%<---------%<---------- msw at hpm:/usr/local/vax/data$ more vax.ini ;add CPU microcode ;load -r /usr/local/vax/data/ka655.bin ; ; Attach non-volatile RAM to a file attach nvr /usr/local/vax/data/nvram.bin ; ; This virtual machine has 512m memory set cpu 512m ; ; Define disk drive types. RA92 is largest-supported VAX drive. set rq0 ra92 set rq1 ra92 ;set rq2 ra92 set -B rq2 rauser=300000 ;set -B rq3 rauser=20000 ;set rq3 cdrom ; ; Attach defined drives to local files attach rq0 /usr/local/vax/data/d0.dsk attach rq1 /usr/local/vax/data/d1.dsk attach rq2 /usr/local/vax/data/dsa3-archive.dsk ;attach rq3 /tmp/d3.dsk ; ; Attach the CD-ROM to its file (read-only) ;attach -r rq3 /usr/local/vax/data/vaxvmscd.iso ;attach -r rq3 /usr/local/vax/data/softwareproducts1.iso ;attach -r rq3 /usr/local/archive/OpenVMS/7.3-VAX/SPL1-VAXBINJUN043.iso ; ; Disable unused devices. It's also possible to disable individual devices, ; using a construction like "set rq2 disable" if desired. ; set rl disable set ts disable ; ; Attach Ethernet to a network interface set xq mac=00:27:19:b1:6f:84 attach xq eth1 set vh enable att vh 2023 set cpu idle=VMS set cpu conhalt dep bdr 0 ; ; Now start the emulator boot cpu exit %<----------%<---------%<---------- I have tried both the same and different MAC addresses in the SIMH configuration for 'xq mac' compared to the actual network card. Alas, no joy: %<----------%<---------%<---------- %%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 22-SEP-2014 08:45:55.13 %%%%%%%%%%% Message from user DECNET on SIMVAX DECnet event 4.18, adjacency down