[HECnet] Minimal Requirements

[Rob Jarratt]

I use dynamic IP and for the most part it works with the bridge because my
IP doesn't actually change all that often. When it does I ask Johnny to
restart the bridge and it all works again. I actually built some code in my
user mode decnet router to periodically check IP addresses without blocking
and I reckon it would be quite easy to update the bridge to use the same
code.

Regards

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE> On
> Behalf Of Dave Wade
> Sent: 04 April 2019 07:43
> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
> Subject: RE: [HECnet] Minimal Requirements
> 
> Johnny,
>  As I only have VMS systems, and a dynamic IP looks like I am stuck for a
> while.
> Dave
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE> On
> Behalf
> > Of Johnny Billquist
> > Sent: 04 April 2019 00:48
> > To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
> > Subject: Re: [HECnet] Minimal Requirements
> >
> > On 2019-04-03 23:42, Dave Wade wrote:
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > Do I still need a fixed IP address to have a node on HECNET? I can't
> > > see anything on the HECNET web site.
> >
> > No you don't. But it do depend on how you connect.
> > RSX mulitnet links using TCP handles if you have a dynamic IP address
> > just fine.
> > VMS multinet links I think not, and the bridge certainly do not.
> >
> >    Johnny
> >
> > --
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