[HECnet] Multinet Tunnel Links defined

[Steve Davidson]

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On
Behalf Of Peter Coghlan
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:06 PM
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Multinet Tunnel Links defined


Were you able to verify that the new address works? ...

  Yes, with
  $ mul sho/nosym
and I turned TCPAn on itself and circuit displayed correct node on
the other end :)
--

I can also confirm that this works. I'm well used to changing Multinet
interface ip addresses and other Multinet parameters on production
systems
without rebooting so I was interested to try it. (The only reason I've
ever
found for a reboot is to ensure the startup files have been reconfigured
correctly. I suspect this is why Process recommend it. If I liked
rebooting
things, I'd get a PC)

I set up a DECnet-over-IP link between CEIRE and CHEKOV and turned off
the
SVA-0 circuit on CHEKOV. I made sure that the only DECnet connectivity
was
over the IP link. Then I changed CHEKOVs ip address, reconfigured
DECnet-over-IP and re-established the link. I was then able to SET HOST
across the link. No reboot required.

It took me a while because CHEKOV, my VAX 2000 would not co-operate.
However,
after a good shaking, the RD54 spun up and it booted.

Regards,
Peter Coghlan.
BTP::PETER


It's NOT nice to shake VAX 2000's, even though it probably needed it!
:-)