<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Thanks for the suggestions Wiz and yes I'd be happy to route connections for others in NZ. So far I am only aware of one other DEC enthusiast that might be interested but I've not talked about HECnet to others yet.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I'm very happy with the connection to Bob, it's working well and the host machine is comfortably housed in my work server room. While it is an end node only, I can VPN to that machine from anywhere (via Cisco of course) for console access.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The number of free HECnet areas looks a bit limited and I don't want to request a whole area for the limited interest here so far. We'll have to see how things go though.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">John</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 2/08/2020, at 11:35, David Moylan <djm@wiz.net.au> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Exchange Server">
<!-- converted from text --><style><!-- .EmailQuote { margin-left: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #800000 2px solid; } --></style>
<meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<div dir="ltr">
<div id="x_divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<p>Hi John,</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>you have addresses allocated in Bob's area 2.XXX which means you can only have a connection across to Bob. if you want to run multiple connections to multiple other area routers, you would need to be running your own area.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>if you are in a situation where the machine running your multinet connection may be up/down and this affects your connectivity then my recommendation would be to setup a machine running pyDECnet.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>if you have bigger plans to run as a hub for NZ and may have other people interested in hooking up to you then I would speak to Johnny and see if he is able to allocate you an area. you could then establish multiple GRE tunnels via your Cisco router, or
setup a dedicated pyDECnet machine which then gives you the flexibility to run both GRE and Multinet both upstream and downstream.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>cheers, Wiz!!</p>
<p><br>
</p>
</div>
<hr tabindex="-1" style="display:inline-block; width:98%">
<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> owner-hecnet@Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet@Update.UU.SE> on behalf of Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 2 August 2020 8:10:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> hecnet@Update.UU.SE<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [HECnet] Hello from New Zealand</font>
<div> </div>
</div>
</div>
<font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">
<div class="PlainText">On 8/1/20 5:53 PM, John Yaldwyn wrote:<br>
> On the subject of Cisco (and hijacking my own thread) ...<br>
> <br>
> While I joined the HECnet with a connection via Bob Armstrong using the MultiNet software, I'm on the lookout for another connection using Cisco for some more machines.<br>
> <br>
> I'm particularly interested in Cisco networking and I'd like to explore a DECnet over GRE connection implementation.<br>
> <br>
> This would also have the advantage of keeping routing through the always-on Cisco box and avoid MultiNet which would not be an option for my PDP-11/24 restoration project.<br>
> <br>
> Looking at Paul's wonder map for hardware Ciscos my options might be a connection perhaps via Dave or Ian McLaughlin?<br>
<br>
I hit "send" before my brain was fully engaged. We can set it up <br>
manually if you're hot to do it before Brian can get to it; let me know.<br>
<br>
It's nice to hear of another 11/24. Those are really nice machines; <br>
I have one that was at LSSM for awhile and now it's here in my lab. I <br>
have the CIS option in it, and I have an FPF-11 that I will add the next <br>
time I have the machine open.<br>
<br>
-Dave<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ<br>
New Kensington, PA<br>
</div>
</span></font>
</div></blockquote></body></html>