[HECnet] Minimal Requirements

[Keith Halewood]

Hi,

I'm pretty sure that a TCP listen doesn't care who connects to it on VAX Multinet. UDP is a different matter.
For example, there's a listener device set up with a 1.1.1.1 address on DUNE here. PIVAX0 connects to it from a completely different address. I use access controls on the router to restrict just who is allowed to connect to it.

If you want I can set up another incoming line/circuit and you can connect to it. I'm in area 29 FYI.

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Dave Wade
Sent: 04 April 2019 08:32
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: RE: [HECnet] Minimal Requirements

Johnny,

 OK I am in Manchester, England, quite close to Rob Jarrett. Some of my VAXES came from him.
 I have MULTINET TCPIP installed on one of the VAXES because I couldn't get TN3270 to my P390 working.
 My VMS never was very good so please excuse the idiot questions.

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 08:14
> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
> Subject: Re: [HECnet] Minimal Requirements
> 
> Not necessarily. What you need is an RSX system to peer with.
> Unfortunately, I think I am having enough connections to MIM to maybe 
> not be able to hook you up there. But maybe there is someone else around?
> Also, maybe someone a bit closer to you...?
> 
> Where are you located? And is there someone else with an RSX system 
> willing to peer?
> 
> Oh, and you'd need to install Multinet on your VMS system, Dave.
> 
>    Johnny
> 
> On 2019-04-04 08:42, Dave Wade wrote:
> > 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
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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
> >
> 
> --
> 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