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Conference help::decnet-osi_for_vms

Title:	DECnet/OSI for OpenVMS

Moderator:	TUXEDO::FONSECA

Created:	Thu Feb 21 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3990
Total number of notes:	19027

3915.0. "Decnet over an asynchronous link on Alpha/OVMS7.1" by COWBOY::MIRGHANE () Wed Apr 02 1997 13:49

    Is it possible to utilize Decnet over an asynchronous link withD a modem?
    If yes how? 
    Nodes are Alpha/OpenVMS V7.1 
    
    Regards.
    Soumetty.

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3915.1 IP$16.65.80.19::S_WATTUM Scott Wattum - FTAM/VT/OSAK Engineering Thu Apr 03 1997 09:05 6

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3915.1		IP$16.65.80.19::S_WATTUM	Scott Wattum - FTAM/VT/OSAK Engineering	`Thu Apr 03 1997 09:05`	6
	No. The necessary drivers were never ported to Alpha by OpenVMS engineering. Async DECnet sucks eggs anyway (take it from one that had to use it for a year). You'd be much better off setting up a SLIP link and running DECnet over IP (which is what I do - 28.8 modem at 56700 baud; nice, fast, reliable). --Scott

No.  The necessary drivers were never ported to Alpha by OpenVMS engineering.
Async DECnet sucks eggs anyway (take it from one that had to use it for a year).
You'd be much better off setting up a SLIP link and running DECnet over IP
(which is what I do - 28.8 modem at 56700 baud; nice, fast, reliable).

--Scott