[HECnet] Config Details Required

[Tim Sneddon]

On 8/09/2013 11:58 PM, Robert Jarratt wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-
hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Mark Darvill
Sent: 08 September 2013 16:19
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Config Details Required

On 08/09/2013 15:45, Robert Jarratt wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-
hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist
Sent: 08 September 2013 14:52
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Config Details Required

On 2013-09-08 15:48, Mark Darvill wrote:
HI,

I will be bringing up a new decnet area on hecnet (Area 22) in the
near future.

Can I please have info on the peering for IP and any other config
details that may help. I will be using a DECbrouter 90 (Cisco) V11.1.
So, anyone know if the DECrouter will do, and who would be willing to
act
as
a peer?

	Johnny

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Johnny Billquist                                   || "I'm on a bus
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Hmmm... Didn't know much about DECbrouter until I looked it up
following these emails. If I have it right
(http://manx.classiccmp.org/collections/mds-
199909/cd2/network/decbrom
a.pdf) all DECbrouters have only one Ethernet interface and a one or
more (depending on model) WAN connections using synchronous serial
lines. I am wondering how this could be used on HECnet. I don't think
anyone offers any synchronous serial way into HECnet, or am I wrong?

That leaves the one Ethernet interface. To be able to use that would
need the bridge (or my user mode router, or some other hardware
router) to be on the same LAN. But at that point there wouldn't be a
lot of point having the DECbrouter as it would not have anything to
route.
Have I missed something? Is the DECbrouter 90 (Cisco) a different beast?

Regards

Rob

I should be able to set up the DECbrouter 90 as a one armed router behind
my main internet Router which is a Cisco 1800. All I need it for is to
encapsulate DECnet and then forward it to a peer via my internet connected
router. It won't be the highest performance but it will get the Area up, I
can
then change it at a later date if required.

BTW, my Cisco 1800 does not support DECnet or GRE so this is not an
option.
Does anyone have any peering info or the config used either on a Cisco or
DECbrouter.

Thanks, Mark
Ah, I think I get it now I didn't realise it could do this. So it might be
another way for me to get onto HECnet using some real hardware, it might be
fun to try that. I have a DEChub to put one of these into.

Do all DECbrouter models do this? Or might I need a firmware update?
Hi Rob,

Yeah, the DECbrouters can do it.   Cisco say that you need 11.0 as a base to do GRE/IP, but 10.3 works fine.   I do have a router with 9.17 loaded, but that is not currently with me.   I doubt that it has support for GRE/IP though.   You can pick up the IOS images I have here:

      ftp://ftp.endlesssoftware.com.au/pub/misc/ios

or via HTTP:

      http://ftp.endlesssoftware.com.au/misc/ios

Regards, Tim.


Regards

Rob