[HECnet] GRE tunnel working!

[hvlems at zonnet.nl]

We used a Cisco MGS in a project to connect a token ring network to the plant ethernet. The only protocol used on both LAN's was DECnet. The MGS box acted as a phase IV circuit router. This was in 1993. IIRC the DECnet implementation was quite new and we encountered a couple of minor problems. 
So I guess that DECnet is available on anything you have running. 
Hans
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Hechinger <wonko at 4amlunch.net>
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Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:06:51 
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On 4/28/2012 2:49 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 04/28/2012 02:38 PM, Brian Hechinger wrote:
I would be extremely surprised to find that both GRE and DECnet weren't to be found in 11 let alone 12. It's more likely to be a feature set issue.
    It's definitely a feature set issue.   The last time I did anything
with GRE (before this anyway) was between a 2501 and an AGS+; the former
was running IOS 10 and the latter 11.   DECnet support in IOS goes back a
good bit before that, which shouldn't be surprising given the history
(and reason for existence) of Cisco.

I don't think getting GRE support should be an issue, I believe that's 
included in all versions, you just have to make sure you get the right 
version for DECnet.


Cisco has a feature navigator tool on their website. That can be used to figure it out.
    I've not tried that yet.   That sounds very handy.

http://tools.cisco.com/ITDIT/CFN/jsp/index.jsp

The CCIE at work pointed me to that. Very helpful.

-brian