[HECnet] Is MIM running?

[Thomas DeBellis]

Let me know if you want a beta tester; I have some modifications in mind 
for the Tops-20 NRT server to better support SMTP and FTP over DECnet 
and I want to make sure I don't break anything.

On 10/20/21 1:01 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
> Thanks!  BTW, I've been doing some work on Wireshark to fix its DECnet decoding, there are quite a bunch of errors in there.
>
> 	paul
>
>> On Oct 20, 2021, at 12:59 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 10/20/21 12:54 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
>>>>>> Say, that is a very nice ping utility you have!  Would you know where I could get the source to it or its theory of operation?
>>>>> I wonder too.  The DEC standard answer would be an "NCP loop node foo" command, which is an application protocol but a simple one (mirror, object 25).
>>>>   The ping command that he illustrated is from IOS on a Cisco router.
>>> Ok, then it's anyone's guess what it does; Cisco doesn't really understand DECnet or know how to read the specs.  It would be informative to capture a packet trace showing what was sent and received.
>>   Seems to work pretty well here, and has for the better part of thirty years, for me.
>>
>>   If I get any desk time soon I'll see if I can capture some traces for you.
>>
>>             -Dave
>>
>> -- 
>> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
>> New Kensington, PA