On 01/09/2013 10:49 AM, Brian Hechinger wrote: ...and like this from NCP under VMS: NCP> connect node gw physical address <MAC address> via <circuit-name> Note that the MAC address must have its octets delimited by colons under Linux, and hyphens under VMS. NCP>connect node gw physical address AA-00-04-00-01-F4 via ISA-0 Console connected (press CTRL/D when finished) User Access Verification Username: NCP> Uhhh...HOLY CRAP! That works from outside my network?! Is it working because you specified the circuit which gave it a path, or because it gleaned the DECnet area/node address from the (changed-by-DECnet) MAC address? I'm guessing the latter. (Peter?) So, can I get a non-priv account? something standard that we can get others to add would be nice. Yes, maybe username "hecnet"? "Role" accounts are a horrifically bad idea in general, but I think one is called for in this case. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA