[HECnet] VAXELN Router on HECnet

[Robert Jarratt]

I don't know about "formal", but a Pi could easily be a small DECnet router running something like my little user mode router. It could deal with routing between a remote bridge and a LAN with a single NIC.

However, I have always known my implementation is a bit naïve, and now I *think* I am seeing it dropping incoming packets due to some slowness which is exposing that naivety. So don't expect great performance yet... I am contemplating some re-work.

Regards

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hecnet at update.uu.se [mailto:owner-hecnet at update.uu.se]
> On Behalf Of Gregg Levine
> Sent: 08 February 2016 20:56
> To: Hecnet <hecnet at update.uu.se>
> Subject: Re: [HECnet] VAXELN Router on HECnet
> 
> Hello!
> Robert are you offering that as a formal suggestion?
> -----
> Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
> 
> 
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 3:52 PM, Robert Jarratt
> <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > Well, you could do worse than a Raspberry Pi running the user mode
> router.
> > That would have low power and low footprint….
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> >
> > From: owner-hecnet at update.uu.se [mailto:owner-
> hecnet at update.uu.se] On
> > Behalf Of Cory Smelosky
> > Sent: 08 February 2016 05:02
> > To: hecnet at update.uu.se
> > Subject: Re: [HECnet] VAXELN Router on HECnet
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm trying to figure out which would have the smallest power
> > consumption and physical footprint...
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
> > On Feb 7, 2016, at 20:36, Mark Pizzolato <Mark at infocomm.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've got a 2620 and an 861 which anyone can have for the cost of shipping.
> >
> > On Feb 7, 2016 8:30 PM, wonko at 4amlunch.net wrote:
> >
> > Oops. That went to the list. :)
> >
> > Well, between the two of you decide who wants the 1841 and who wants
> > the 1811w. :)
> >
> > -brian
> >
> >> On Feb 7, 2016, at 21:09, Steve Davidson <steve at davidson.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> If you have a second one kicking around I can give it a GREAT home.
> >> :-)
> >>
> >> -Steve
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Feb 7, 2016, at 20:44, wonko at 4amlunch.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Want a Cisco router? I don't think I'll ever use this 1841. Want it?
> >>>
> >>> Yours for the cost of shipping.
> >>>
> >>> -brian
> >>>
> >>>>> On Feb 7, 2016, at 18:31, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sun, 7 Feb 2016, Robert Jarratt wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You can, but I think you will find it just isn't quick enough. You
> >>>>> could build my ordinary code directly for the router's OS, which
> >>>>> would work a bit better. What is the OS?
> >>>>
> >>>> It's just debian - this is merely a subtle excuse to play with VAXELN.
> >>>> ;)
> >>>>
> >>>>> Regards
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Rob
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Cory Smelosky
> >>>> http://gewt.net Personal stuff
> >>>> http://gimme-sympathy.org Projects