[HECnet] HECnet mapper -- request to backbone node operators

[Rob Jarratt]

I have done this from a SIMH instance that is set as a routing node. My own
user mode router does not implement these events.

Regards

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE> On Behalf
> Of Paul Koning
> Sent: 16 August 2020 18:37
> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
> Subject: [HECnet] Re: HECnet mapper -- request to backbone node operators
> 
> A clarification: I'm looking for an event source for each area.  Even if
your area
> only has a single connection to other areas, it's useful to have an event
source
> there.  The reason is that change of node reachability is visible only to
routers
> in the area, and this is one of the events I'm looking for.
> 
> 	paul
> 
> > On Aug 15, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Paul Koning <paulkoning at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Gentlepeople,
> >
> > I've added a new feature to the HECnet mapper
> (http://akdesign.dyndns.org:8080/map/) to listen for topology change
events
> and do incremental updates of the map as these happen.  You can see this
in
> the current mapper display, which will show "Last incremental change" in
the
> map title block if there has been any incremental change since the last
full
> update.
> >
> > For this to be most effective, the mapper needs to be sent these events
from
> at least one router in each area.  A good choice would be the main
backbone
> area router in each area; better still all the backbone area routers if
there are
> several.
> >
> > So if you have one of these and are interested in participating, please
do the
> equivalent of this NCP command:
> >
> > NCP>set logging monitor events 4.7-10,14-15,18-19 sink node 28nh
> >
> > and of course the equivalent permanent command ("define" instead of
"set",
> and perhaps in a different utility at least for the case of RSX).
> >
> > If you're running PyDECnet, you need to upgrade to the current version,
rev
> 524.  Then add this line to the config file:
> >
> > logging monitor --sink-node 28nh --events 4.7-10,14-15,18-19
> >
> > When you set up a router for this, please drop me an email so I know
which
> nodes are currently participating.
> >
> > Thanks much,
> > 	paul
> >