[HECnet] VAXELN Router on HECnet

[Cory Smelosky]

I just have little VAXELN experience. ;)

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 8, 2016, at 13:57, Robert Jarratt <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
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