Username/Password - Commands are refused - Protection? ? ?

[Robert Gezelter]

Miikka,

On a side note, rather than sending the machine to the junkyard, you might want to get permission to list its availability in the comp.os.vms newsgroup.

There are many hobbyists looking for surplus hardware. Some Finn who is looking for a system would be more than happy to pickup the system and give it a good home.

Before doing this, the disks would need to be overwritten (erased) to protect your data. Otherwise, this is a far more environmentally friendly option than the "junkyard".

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

[Miikka Kolari]

Hello

Now I got past the queues and logged in, seems like it since now its showing LAP40_$ now as the LAP40 is the systems name.


$ PROD SHOW PROD worked also and this is what it gave me:

DEC AXPVMS:
AMDS V7.1 full LP
BNU V1.8 full LP
DECNET_HASE_IV V7.1-2 full LP
DFU V2.6-1 full LP
DWMOTIF V1.2-5 full LP
HYPERHELP V5.1-2 full LP
NS_NAV_EXPORT V3.0-3 full LP
ODL V1.0 platform
OPENVMS V7.1-2 platform
SWXCR V3.0 full LP
VMS V7.1-2 Oper System

Hope this will help


$ UCX SHOW VERS didn't work though.


Now we've got past the login phase and it seems to accept commands fine now, now the problem is to get a PC connected to this system so we can retrieve the data needed.


Rober Gezelter,
If there might be any intrested in taking this system in, I'd be more than willing giving this out for the ones who are keen to this kind of systems.


Miikka

[Miikka Kolari]

I just found out that there is a some program (client) which is installed on PC and used to connect to this system and through that we'll be able to retrieve the data


Miikka

[Miikka Kolari]

I logged in from the normal system with the change password, now I can navigate with the mouse too.

Theres DECmail, DECterm which leads to the same kind of console LAP40_$ , File Manager - sysmgr, four different workspaces, application managers and all sorts of things.

The program used is named Reflection.


Miikka

[Miikka Kolari]

Sorry for posting so many times in a row.

So the problem is that how can I see/set the IP or address for the OpenVMS? so I can connect this PC through the Reflection program for data retrieving. I've got a cabel running through Openvms > Router, and from Router to PC (Should it work that simple?)

Little more info: We got the Reflection program and the old settings it used to have. When it's started it's automaticly trying to connect to LAP12 through TELNET(old startup setting) but it cant resolve the host name anymore which aint a surprise.



I really appreciate the help so far since I haven't worked on OpenVMS before, ever. Thanks alot!
Miikka

[Robert Gezelter]

Miikka,

There are three generally used TCPIP packages:
- TCP/IP Services
- Multinet
- TCPware

If you are running TCP Services, execute the command:

$ @ SYS$MANAGER:TCPIP$CONFIG

and follow the directions for the Core Environment; then the choice for Interfaces.

For Multinet, the command will be:
$ MULTINET CONFIGURE

the SHOW command will then display the current settings.

I do not have a TCPWare machine handy to be precise about the steps there.

In all cases, you will have to shutdown and restart (at a minimum, the TCP stack).

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

[marsh_1]

hi,

you would use:-

$ @sys$manager:tcpip$config

choose option 1 and under there you can configure your interfaces and routing.

or you can use ifconfig if you are more familiar with that.

$ @sys$manager:tcpip$define_commands
$ ifconfig -h (for help)

hth

[Miikka Kolari]

Just found out what TCPIP package this is using, it's TCPWare.

Trying to figure out how to set the ip configurations

Found some manual:
http://vms.process.com/ftp/tcpware/documentation/install.pdf

Tried this one
@TCPWARE:CNFNET MENU

Which gave me bunch of options to configure things, but this might take a while testing and trying things out.


Miikka