<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I believe he is running <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">slackware 14.2 with 5.2.2 kernel and a pretty recent </span><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div><p class="comment-content" style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Simh </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">6fdc4474</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lots of people seem to prefer Slackware as the host ... someday need to try it</span></div></p></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">---</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Supratim Sanyal, W1XMT</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">39.19151 N, 77.23432 W</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">QCOCAL::SANYAL via <a href="http://www.update.uu.se/~bqt/hecnet.html">HECnet</a></span></div></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Aug 22, 2020, at 7:38 AM, David Moylan <<a href="mailto:djm@wiz.net.au">djm@wiz.net.au</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>PyDECnet certainly does GRE. That's why we all love Paul's work so much. It contains support for GRE, Multinet and your bridge code all in the one product.</span><br><span>I was able to move from my old Cisco router across to PyDECnet and maintain all of my existing GRE tunnels with no reconfiguration.</span><br><span></span><br><span>From what I interpret, Thord is running an emulated RSTS/E system on simh and wants to run PyDECnet on the same host to establish a connection upstream.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thord - I have a similar setup, but I'm running VMS. Here's how I have it setup:</span><br><span></span><br><span>- my host running is Ubuntu 18.04.2</span><br><span>- physical Ethernet (it's called "ens160" because I run VMware)</span><br><span>- tap interfaces for each of my VMS simh machines</span><br><span>- a tap interface for PyDECnet</span><br><span>- I bring all of my tap interfaces and my physical ethernet together into a bridge interface</span><br><span>- the bridge interface has my IP address bound to it.</span><br><span></span><br><span>PyDECnet is setup with the first circuit connected to the tap adapter I reserved for PyDECnet above.</span><br><span>I then have circuit entries for each of the connections to the other area routers and end nodes I am connected to on HECnet.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I assume that you should be able to achieve the same with RSTS/E on simh.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Let me know if you want more specific details (and let me know what your OS version etc is). I can provide more granular configuration information on my setup which you should be able to use as a template for your own setup.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Cheers, Wiz!!</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>-----Original Message-----</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: <a href="mailto:owner-hecnet@Update.UU.SE">owner-hecnet@Update.UU.SE</a> [mailto:owner-</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:hecnet@Update.UU.SE">hecnet@Update.UU.SE</a>] On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent: Saturday, 22 August 2020 9:27 PM</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: <a href="mailto:hecnet@Update.UU.SE">hecnet@Update.UU.SE</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: Re: [HECnet] Configuring py-decnet.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Indeed I did. I must admit that the picture is unclear. If we're talking</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>GRE using pydecnet (does it do GRE?), then why the ethernet jump between</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>pydecnet and GRE? There do need to some something between the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ethernet</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>and GRE tunnel. My assumption was probably premature.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Johnny</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 2020-08-22 13:23, David Moylan wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I think you assumed he has a Cisco router :-)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>-----Original Message-----</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: <a href="mailto:owner-hecnet@Update.UU.SE">owner-hecnet@Update.UU.SE</a> [mailto:owner-</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:hecnet@Update.UU.SE">hecnet@Update.UU.SE</a>] On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent: Saturday, 22 August 2020 9:22 PM</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: <a href="mailto:hecnet@Update.UU.SE">hecnet@Update.UU.SE</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: Re: [HECnet] Configuring py-decnet.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi, Thord.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The RSX manuals are probably partially usable, but there are certainly</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>some significant differences in how this works in RSX and RSTS/E as well.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I noticed that you have phase III manuals for RSTS/E V7 on bitsavers.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>They might be partially helpful as well? (I suspect you already know</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>these.)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>About your setup. Not sure why you have pydecnet there between the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>virtual tap ethernet and real ethernet. Is it implicit that you have two</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>pydecnet instances in there, with some distance between them? Because</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>from the delqa you can get to the physical ethernet, and if your Cisco</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>is on that same ethernet, then I'd say pydecnet is not needed.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Johnny</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 2020-08-22 12:29, Thord Nilson wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hello all!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am trying to test up decnet iv on a rsts/e 10.1 system on simh and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>hopefully connect to hecnet. Currently borrowing a node name/number</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>from</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Peter L.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Is the following setup workable/suitable?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>rsts/e --> delqua --> virtual tap ethernet --> pydecnet --></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>real-ethernet --> GRE tunnel.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Anyone who has done this and willing to share the setup used?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Or any good links?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I have not found a decnet-iv manual for rsts/e online, but maybe the rsx</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>manuals are usable. Anyone know?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thord.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> || on a psychedelic trip</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>email: <a href="mailto:bqt@softjar.se">bqt@softjar.se</a> || Reading murder books</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> || on a psychedelic trip</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>email: <a href="mailto:bqt@softjar.se">bqt@softjar.se</a> || Reading murder books</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol</span><br></blockquote></div></blockquote></body></html>