On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:16:27 -0800, you wrote: with DECnet Phase IV installed. I've been going through every document I can find, but I can't find anything that talks about setting up a level 2 (area) router. What do I have to do different from a normal (level 1) router? I'd appreciate any pointers. Let me know if you'd like to see any diagnostic output. At the moment I cannot remember if @SYS$MANAGER:NETCONFIG.COM asks something about configuring a node as an area router, but I'm assuming that it doesn't ask anything, or you wouldn't be here asking for help. :-) As a starting point you may just type the following: $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:NCP NCP> SET EXECUTOR STATE SHUT NCP> DEFINE EXECUTOR TYPE AREA NCP> EXIT $ @SYS$MANAGER:STARTNET If I'm not wrong, this should be enough to transform your node into an area router; then you may want to revise your configuration to tune it better. HTH, :-) G.