[HECnet] Intro and New User Questions

[Mark Abene]

You don't need a real Cisco router. I've been using the "dynamips" emulator
for many years, running on my Intel NUC, and connecting to Dave over a GRE
tunnel.

-Mark


On Dec 23, 2017 9:08 AM, "Mark J. Blair" <nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:

>
> > On Dec 21, 2017, at 10:23, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
> >  I have one of those IEC boards as well.  It's a dual GPIB controller.
> > I don't have a cab kit for it, though.  I haven't tried to find the
> > pinout.  I do lots of stuff with GPIB here, both vintage and current,
> > and would love to do some of that with a Unibus PDP-11, both in the
> > museum and here for my own fun.
>
> Sorry it took me a while to reply. Last couple of days have been a roller
> coaster!
>
> I don't have a cable kit, either. I don't recall if I've found any
> documentation for it yet, either, and I have no clue about what software to
> even start looking for to support it. Maybe it'll turn into a functional
> GPIBish adapter, and maybe it'll remain an irregular rectangle of
> unrealized potential.
>
> >  It's good to see you here, by the way.  I had a very crazy week last
> > week and was unable to participate in the earlier thread, but if you
> > want to connect via a GRE tunnel (Cisco), I can help with that.  Either
> > way, though, welcome.  I have many systems (real iron) that are up on
> > HECnet 24/7, and several of the systems at the museum are online when
> > they're brought up for tours.
>
> Thanks for the offer! I don't know anything about Cisco stuff or GRE
> tunnels yet. Would I need to buy some old used Cisco box to do this, or is
> there some open-source thing I could cobble together? Would it still work
> over my dodgy cell modem connection with no fixed IP address and no exposed
> incoming ports (I hope!) at my router?
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
> http://www.nf6x.net/
>
>
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