[HECnet] DECnet/Python

[Brian Hechinger]

Yeah, I'm ready to fire up PyDECnet in preparation of getting a couple 
simh instances going. Who'd going to be my closest router?

-brian

On 27/10/21 17:04, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> I'd probably point at someone in the UK. Let me know if we should 
> start sorting this out.
>
>   Johnny
>
> On 2021-10-27 17:05, Brian Hechinger wrote:
>>
>>>> ...
>>>> For the others, Paul pretty much summed it up. In addition, it 
>>>> should probably be mentioned that Multinet over TCP or UDP is 
>>>> possible inside VMS and RSX (as well as with PyDECnet). DDCMP over 
>>>> TCP or UDP is possible with PyDECnet (actually, I could probably 
>>>> add that in RSX as well), while GRE is mainly for Cisco, but I 
>>>> think PyDECnet also can do that one?
>>>>
>>>> So choices are somewhat dependent on what system/software you are 
>>>> using.
>>> Yes, PyDECnet supports: real Ethernet, Ethernet bridging over UDP, 
>>> GRE, Multinet over TCP (and UDP but don't), DDCMP over TCP, UDP, 
>>> simulated async connections including Telnet, real async 
>>> connections, and sync connections via my DDCMP framer device.  In 
>>> other words, most of the datalinks DECnet has ever supported.  
>>> Missing are 802.5 token ring, HDLC, X.25, and PCL, I think that's 
>>> about it.  Some day I'll think about 802.5 support not so much for 
>>> that but because it would enable DECnet over WiFi.
>>
>>
>> I was intending on running PyDECnet. I'm in southern Portugal. Not 
>> sure who's closest to me.
>>
>>
>> -brian
>>
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