[HECnet] Beta User Mode DECnet Router Available For Testing

[Rob Jarratt]

The source code has been updated on CodePlex to fix both issues. It now
generates level 1 routing messages, so will work correctly if you have level
1 routers in your area. It also handles unreachable nodes in its own area
correctly now.

Regards

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Rob Jarratt
Sent: 08 September 2012 16:43
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: RE: [HECnet] Beta User Mode DECnet Router Available For Testing

I have already realised that there is at least one deficiency. If you have
any
Level 1 routers in your area then it isn't going to work properly because
it
doesn't send out Level 1 Routing messages (but it does process the ones it
receives). I have also had a report that when nodes in my area are not
reachable, you get a timeout instead of an "unreachable" error.

Regards

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-
hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Rob Jarratt
Sent: 08 September 2012 14:12
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: RE: [HECnet] Beta User Mode DECnet Router Available For
Testing

If you want to try routing directly to me, my config is
jarratt.dyndns.org:4711. I will need to know your details for the link
to
work.

Regards

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-
hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Brian Hechinger
Sent: 08 September 2012 12:35
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Beta User Mode DECnet Router Available For
Testing

Excellent! I'll download and play when I have some free time!!

-brian

On Sep 8, 2012, at 4:04, "Rob Jarratt" <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
wrote:

I have published everything up on CodePlex now. Here is the link:
https://route20.codeplex.com/

Regards

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-
hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Brian Hechinger
Sent: 08 September 2012 00:38
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Beta User Mode DECnet Router Available For
Testing

Ok, but where do we find the source? :)

-brian

On 9/7/2012 6:36 PM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
I am ready for a couple of people to try out the user mode
DECnet router I have been writing. Is anyone interested in trying
it
out?
You will need to be able to compile C code and have pcap or
winpcap installed.

Here is an extract from the README:

User Mode DECnet Router Readme
==============================

This program is a DECnet router that implements version 2.0 of
the DECnet routing specification found here:
http://linux-decnet.sourceforge.net/docs/route20.txt

Features
--------

1. Runs on Windows either as a Windows Service, or as a console
program.
2. Runs on Linux as a daemon.
3. Full routing capability, so it avoids broadcasting all
routing messages to
    entire network and kills looping packets.
4. Supports Ethernet (using pcap/winpcap).
5. Supports Johnny's bridge.
6. Can be extended to support other kinds of circuit (Cisco and
Multinet might
    be examples, not tried).
7. Does dynamic DNS updates without blocking.

Limitations
-----------

1. Only tested on Windows Server 2003 and Raspberry Pi running
Debian.
2. Does not support Phase III nodes.
3. Although it can be configured as a Level 1 node, Level 1 is
not
fully
    supported. It has only been tested as a Level 2 (area router)
node.
4. Limited testing on Raspberry Pi.
5. Performance not tested.
6. Not tested with multiple ethernets.
7. Limited testing with multiple bridges.

Regards

Rob