topic Re: Decnet address in Operating System - OpenVMS

Decnet address

vmsserbo — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:51:30 GMT

We have a vax 3100-30/40. How can I access it. It only has a decnet address? Also, how can I ping to it as well! Thanks!

Re: Decnet address

Volker Halle — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:33:47 GMT

Miles,

if you want to access your MicroVAX 3100-30/40 from another node on the network, you need to have compatible network protocol stacks running on both nodes.

On OpenVMS VAX, this typically means running DECnet or UCX/TCPIP.

To find out, which network protocols are running on your LAN interface, you could use SDA:

$ ANAL/SYS
SDA> SHOW LAN
SDA> EXIT

This will tell you, which network protocols have been started on your network interface. The Client column will most
likely show protocols like DECNET or TCPIP.

If you can provide the network protocol names from your LAN interface, we may be able to tell you, how you can access that system from remote.

Volker.

Re: Decnet address

vmsserbo — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:57:43 GMT

Thanks For your quick response! I figured it out!

Re: Decnet address

Michael Yu_3 — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:58:43 GMT

Hi Miles,

These old VAX machines normally have DECnet and LAT running on them. You can either use set host or set host/LAT to connect to them from another OpenVMS system.

Thanks and regards.

Michael