NU2.COM parses NETNODES.DAT for you already. That is how it works. You always have the latest DECnet database to work with. -Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 4:50 PM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Cc: Hans Vlems Subject: Re: [HECnet] Nodelist errors from MIM:: On 2013-10-09 22:27, Hans Vlems wrote: $ mc ncp copy known nodes from sgc to both Should give the same errors, assuming SGC has an up to date nodename database. The problem is when node names gets moved to new addresses. Old information is not cleared out by an NCP COPY command, so you might get duplicate information in that case. There is a MIM::US:[DECNET]FIX.COM which will do the right thing on a VMS system for you. And it gets updated whenever the nodename database is updated, so VMS users could always use that, if they just want the same nodename database as MIM. An alternative is also to suck down MIM::US:[DECNET]NODENAMES.DAT and parse it yourself, and do whatever you want to. Johnny *Van: *Steve Davidson *Verzonden: *woensdag 9 oktober 2013 22:07 *Aan: *hecnet at Update.UU.SE *Beantwoorden: *hecnet at Update.UU.SE *Onderwerp: *RE: [HECnet] Nodelist errors from MIM:: $ Copy sgc::nu2.com *.* $ @nu2 Be careful that your SCSSYSTEMID and DECnet node number are the same or it will be a mess. You have been warned! -Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Sampsa Laine Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 4:04 PM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: Re: [HECnet] Nodelist errors from MIM:: Refresh my memory, how do I invoke that? sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932 On 9 Oct 2013, at 22:02, Steve Davidson <jeep at scshome.net> wrote: Sampsa, As long as your SCSSYSTEMID and your DECnet node number are in sync you can use NetUpdate from SGC:: or SG -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Sampsa Laine Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 2:57 PM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: [HECnet] Nodelist errors from MIM:: When I tried to update my nodelist just now on CHIMPY, I got a few errors in Area 9. Any ideas? --- SNIP ---- CHIMPY$ mcr ncp copy known node from mim to both %NCP-W-INVPVA, Invalid parameter value , Address %NCP-W-INVPVA, Invalid parameter value , Address Remote node = 9.1 (GEWT) %NCP-W-INVPVA, Invalid parameter value , Address %NCP-W-INVPVA, Invalid parameter value , Address Remote node = 9.2 (MANDY) %NCP-W-INVPVA, Invalid parameter value , Address %NCP-W-INVPVA, Invalid parameter value , Address Remote node = 9.4 (MINDY) -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol