[HECnet] Intro and New User Questions

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2017-12-17 21:43, Mark J. Blair wrote:
> 
>> On Dec 17, 2017, at 12:23, Mark Pizzolato <Mark at infocomm.com> wrote:
>>
>> The router approach would seem to make most sense to me.  You could arrange
>> a point to point link with someone and use a simulated DMR/DMC for connectivity,
>> or you could dedicate a simulated DEUNA/DELUA without any separate bridge
>> involved on your end with UDP as the transport.  See HELP XU ATTACH.
> 
> I don't know what DMR/DMC are yet.

Special interfaces that communicate over a sort of serial line. Probably 
not what you are looking for here.

> Can the UDP bridge work if I don't have a public static IP, and my simh instance can't receive connections from the outside world? My Internet connectivity at home is via a cellular hotspot modem, and everything at home is firewalled.

Then the bridge in general is probably not going to make you happy either.

I would definitely say that using a Multinet on VMS, with active TCP 
connection to the outside is your best option.

   Johnny

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