[HECnet] Re: TOPS-20 on HECnet?

[Mark Abene]

Using the ip_gre kernel module with iptunnel to configure and bring up
the GRE tunnel, it would be rudimentary to match on 0x6002, 0x6003,
and 0x6004 in the tunnel packets using a netfilter module such as
http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO/netfilter-extensions-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.21
It's not rocket science.   :)


On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Brian Hechinger <wonko at 4amlunch.net> wrote:
A GRE tunnel won't do much good if he can't route DECnet packets over it.

Is there a reasonable Linux DECnet router? If not, you may want to try out Paul's python one.

-brian

On Jan 16, 2014, at 13:40, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:


Oh ok.   I'm sorry, I misunderstood.

I can set up a temporary GRE tunnel with you this afternoon if you
like, until we can get you folded into Brian's tunnel configuration
management system.   Let me know.

                          -Dave

On 01/16/2014 11:51 AM, Mark Abene wrote:
Sorry if it wasn't clear... Two different threads had a little
cross-posting I think.   Here I'm just trying to establish a solid
HECnet peer.   Johnny-bridge would have been preferable since I'm
running this on my NAS (and I know 'bridge' works), but if a GRE peer
is easier to find, by all means.   While my QNAP NAS does have several
tunneling options in its stock config (it's linux arm), it appears
they did not include the ip_gre module, so I'll have to see about
hacking that in.   Assuming that goes well, who's solidly offering the
GRE tunnel?   We can exchange IP's and configs off-list.

Thanks in advance,
Mark


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:25 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:

I thought you and I were only discussing some X.25 experimentation.
If you want a full-on HECnet connection via GRE, Brian Hechinger can
stick your info in his database, and tunnel configurations will be
automatically generated for all of us on his next run.

                      -Dave

On 01/16/2014 02:12 AM, Mark Abene wrote:
Seems rather counter to the idea of HECnet if it's this difficult to
join it.

On Jan 14, 2014 10:13 PM, "Johnny Billquist" <bqt at softjar.se
<mailto:bqt at softjar.se>> wrote:

    There are definitely people running the bridge in the US, but if
    they want to peer is another story.

                    Johnny

    On 2014-01-14 21:31, Mark Abene wrote:

            I'm going to try getting a GRE tunnel going with Dave McGuire
            soonish...   In the meantime, if someone has a speedy connection
            and is
            already running 'bridge' (which would be simplest) let me know.

            Thanks,
            Mark


            On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 5:25 PM,   <Paul_Koning at dell.com
            <mailto:Paul_Koning at dell.com>> wrote:

                    On Jan 14, 2014, at 8:17 PM, Mark Abene <phiber at phiber.com
                    <mailto:phiber at phiber.com>> wrote:

                            I'm not using the virtual cisco for HECnet at all,
                            that's only for the
                            X.25 project (currently at sampsa.com
                            <http://sampsa.com>, though I may run a local node
                            additionally).
                            For HECnet I'm just running a plain old fashioned
                            Johnny-bridge.   :)
                            I take it HECnet peers are lacking in the U.S.?


                    I guess I should put my Python router up permanently...


                                      paul


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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA


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New Kensington, PA