[HECnet] Multinet for VMS?

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2020-04-05 02:36, Supratim Sanyal wrote:
> On 4/4/20 8:27 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> I wasn't thinking that I'd run them in parallel. Doubt that would even 
>> work...
>>
>> Now I just need to dig out my old Hobbyist License number and see if 
>> it is still valid. It goes back to when DEC and DECUS existed, and was 
>> through the various DECUS chapters back in the day... I haven't even 
>> touched it in quite a while (tells you how often I run VMS...)
> 
> Johnny - if it would help, I can bring up a SIMH VAX on a VPS in Canada 
> with MULTINET installed and you can do whatever you like with it. Just 
> let me know the area/node and remote IP and Port for MULTINET and give 
> me a few hours to get on it later tonight if you want to pursue that path.

That could be a quicker way of doing something... Let me check a few 
things now, and I'll come back on that offer if I still need it.

At the moment I've realized that there is something else/more I would 
like to investigate which could be done with the help of Paul and a 
little hacking in PyDECnet...

   Johnny

> 
> 
> 
>> Johnny
>>
>> On 2020-04-05 02:17, Robert Armstrong wrote:
>>>    I can't speak about having both UCX (TCP/IP services for VMS) and 
>>> Multinet coexist.  I never tried such a thing.
>>>
>>>    To get a Multinet hobbyist license, go to
>>>
>>>     http://www.process.com/resources/openvms/hobbyist.html
>>>
>>> and fill out the form.  Note that they'll want your HP Hobbyist VMS 
>>> license number as part of the sign up (so, better get one of those 
>>> first).
>>>
>>>    FWIW, if it were me I wouldn't bother with a real VAX - just use a 
>>> simh MicroVAX...
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On 
>>> Behalf Of Johnny Billquist
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2020 4:19 PM
>>> To: hecnet
>>> Subject: [HECnet] Multinet for VMS?
>>>
>>> In order to better debug and develop my Multinet compatible link for
>>> RSX, I think should set up a VMS box locally with Multinet.
>>>
>>> I do have a VAX or two around, which currently are running TCPIP
>>> services from HP.
>>>
>>> So, how do I switch? I've never actually used Multinet before.
>>>
>>> Where do I find it? How do I get a license? Anything in particular I
>>> should be aware of when installing it?
>>>
>>>     Johnny
>>>
>>

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