23 Jul
2025
23 Jul
'25
8:18 a.m.
I've had alot of progress with HECnet connection, I created another VM
to run linux and pydecnet then proceeded to activate the connection to
HECnet. It all works very well and I have full functioning access. Hit
me up with email to GUARD::MBROWN
There is only one problem I have left, how do I enter the details in
NODENAMES.DAT into the local name lookup. This will be one of those
Phase V problems as previousely griped about. Phase V uses mcr
decnet_register to enter host names and I have done that for a handfull
of commonly used hosts, but I have no Idea how I could do this with the
nodenames.dat file.
I wonder how you yourselves do this with Phase 4, I might be able to get
a clue if I knew how you did this trick in the first place.
Thank You.
23 Jul
23 Jul
9:11 a.m.
Not sure if I am answering the right question but on Phase IV I do this:
MCR NCP COPY KNOWN NODES FROM <whereever> TO BOTH
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Brown <mbrown(a)b5.net>
Sent: 23 July 2025 07:18
To: hecnet(a)lists.dfupdate.se
Subject: [HECnet] Now on HECnet, next problem.
I've had alot of progress with HECnet connection, I created another VM to
run
linux and pydecnet then proceeded to activate the
connection to HECnet. It
all works very well and I have full functioning access. Hit me up with
email to
GUARD::MBROWN
There is only one problem I have left, how do I enter the details in
NODENAMES.DAT into the local name lookup. This will be one of those Phase
V problems as previousely griped about. Phase V uses mcr decnet_register
to
enter host names and I have done that for a handfull
of commonly used
hosts, but I have no Idea how I could do this with the nodenames.dat file.
I wonder how you yourselves do this with Phase 4, I might be able to get a
clue if I knew how you did this trick in the first place.
Thank You.
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10:55 a.m.
I've got a text file called "HECNODES2.TXT" which I think I must have
acquired via this email list somehow, which is in the format that can be
imported into decnet_register.
it starts out like this, so you could fairly easily make your own version
from the basic nodenames file and a bit of scripting.
!
! DECnet/OSI node name export/import file 3-MAR-2022 12:49:39.21
!
=Type DECnet Node
=Version 1
=All Address Prefix 49::
=DECdns Name Template ???:.???.*
=DECdns Synonym Directory ???:.???
=DECdns Reverse Address Directory ???:.???
=PhaseIV Name Template *
=LocalFile Name Template LOCAL:.*
ERNIE ERNIE {Tower=SC2/NSP/CLNS=1.2}
FNATTE FNATTE {Tower=SC2/NSP/CLNS=1.3}
GOBLIN GOBLIN {Tower=SC2/NSP/CLNS=1.4}
On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 at 07:18, Michael Brown <mbrown(a)b5.net> wrote:
I've had alot of progress with HECnet connection,
I created another VM
to run linux and pydecnet then proceeded to activate the connection to
HECnet. It all works very well and I have full functioning access. Hit
me up with email to GUARD::MBROWN
There is only one problem I have left, how do I enter the details in
NODENAMES.DAT into the local name lookup. This will be one of those
Phase V problems as previousely griped about. Phase V uses mcr
decnet_register to enter host names and I have done that for a handfull
of commonly used hosts, but I have no Idea how I could do this with the
nodenames.dat file.
I wonder how you yourselves do this with Phase 4, I might be able to get
a clue if I knew how you did this trick in the first place.
Thank You.
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11:07 a.m.
On 2025-07-23 08:18, Michael Brown wrote:
I've had alot of progress with HECnet connection,
I created another VM
to run linux and pydecnet then proceeded to activate the connection to
HECnet. It all works very well and I have full functioning access. Hit
me up with email to GUARD::MBROWN
There is only one problem I have left, how do I enter the details in
NODENAMES.DAT into the local name lookup. This will be one of those
Phase V problems as previousely griped about. Phase V uses mcr
decnet_register to enter host names and I have done that for a handfull
of commonly used hosts, but I have no Idea how I could do this with the
nodenames.dat file.
I wonder how you yourselves do this with Phase 4, I might be able to get
a clue if I knew how you did this trick in the first place.
As Rob Jarrat mentioned, in phase IV you can just copy the nodename
database from another machine using NCP.
However, I have a solution for you. Grab MIM::HECNET:FIX.PHV and run
that. It should define every node for you in a phase V way.
(It's a DCL script)
I create similar scripts for pretty much any OS every time I update the db.
Johnny
--
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt(a)softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
24 Jul
24 Jul
11:18 a.m.
On 23/7/25 19:07, Johnny Billquist wrote:
However, I have a solution for you. Grab
MIM::HECNET:FIX.PHV and run
that. It should define every node for you in a phase V way.
(It's a DCL script)
I create similar scripts for pretty much any OS every time I update
the db.
Johnny
That fully answers that question in the script. The Phase V solution.
23 Jul
23 Jul
12:20 p.m.
Another thing:
On 2025-07-23 08:18, Michael Brown wrote:
I've had alot of progress with HECnet connection,
I created another VM
to run linux and pydecnet then proceeded to activate the connection to
HECnet. It all works very well and I have full functioning access. Hit
me up with email to GUARD::MBROWN
.ncp sho nod guard
NCP -- Show failed, unrecognized component, Node
.
Until you give me some information to put into the HECnet nodename
database, your nodes will not be known by anyone else (unless each
person adds it manually on their machine(s)).
Johnny
--
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt(a)softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
24 Jul
24 Jul
11:28 a.m.
On 23/7/25 20:20, Johnny Billquist wrote:
Another thing:
On 2025-07-23 08:18, Michael Brown wrote:
Yes I see, I was foolishly premature with that address usage. I'll shoot
you an email directly and sort out the details of my machines.
I've had alot of progress with HECnet
connection, I created another
VM to run linux and pydecnet then proceeded to activate the
connection to HECnet. It all works very well and I have full
functioning access. Hit me up with email to GUARD::MBROWN
.ncp sho nod guard
NCP -- Show failed, unrecognized component, Node
.
Until you give me some information to put into the HECnet nodename
database, your nodes will not be known by anyone else (unless each
person adds it manually on their machine(s)).
Johnny
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