[HECnet] Multinet connection in UK

[Hans Vlems]

As a content user of the bridge program (easy to configure, low maintenance) I’ve never paid too much attention to other mechanisms.  But Johnny’s remark on reliability got me thinking. 
So what are my options? I run VMS and its native TCPIP stack. It’s not everyone’s choice but it does what I need. I’d rather not use Multinet because of the learning curve. 
Is DECnet phase 5 an option? If so, is there a how-to-make-it-work-guide for it?
Hans

Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone

> Op 4 nov. 2018 om 12:25 heeft Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> het volgende geschreven:
> 
> Also worth pointing out that having multiple Multinet connections don't hurt. It adds redundancy, which means resilience. Just set costs that favor the link you think is the "best" (and further discussions on link costs will be ignored by me, as we have never been able to agree on what costs should reflect, and how, in HECnet :-) ).
> 
>  Johnny
> 
>> On 2018-11-04 12:20, supratim sanyal wrote:
>> Sorry port 60000 is taken, please use port *60004* if you do run a test.
>> Thanks.
>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10
>> *From: *supratim sanyal <mailto:supratim at riseup.net>
>> *Sent: *Sunday, November 4, 2018 06:19
>> *To: *hecnet at Update.UU.SE <mailto:hecnet at Update.UU.SE>
>> *Subject: *RE: [HECnet] Multinet connection in UK
>> If you wish you can run an experiment with IMPVAX (VA, USA); I have heard trans-Atlantic loop latencies are not as bad as one might think. TCP only, Something like this in DECNET-CIRCUITS.COM should work:
>> $ multinet set /decnet /remote=52.23.221.223 /port=60000 /device=tcpa0: /connect /tcp=connect /buffers=24
>> Supratim
>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10
>> *From: *Douglas Hall <mailto:dhall.hecnet at dhcl.co.uk>
>> *Sent: *Sunday, November 4, 2018 03:26
>> *To: *hecnet at Update.UU.SE <mailto:hecnet at Update.UU.SE>
>> *Subject: *[HECnet] Multinet connection in UK
>> Is there anyone in the UK/Europe that would be able to provide me with a connection to HECNet via a multinet link?
>> I'm connected off AS8676 - the node IP is 217.65.167.14. It's not currently reachable via ICMP but if you ping 217.65.160.9 you should get a reasonable idea of latency.
>> cheers,
>> Douglas
> 
> -- 
> Johnny Billquist                  || "I'm on a bus
>                                  ||  on a psychedelic trip
> email: bqt at softjar.se             ||  Reading murder books
> pdp is alive!                     ||  tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol