What might you be up to here?
Do you have somebody that can provide you with the local network information, or are you establishing a new DECnet network?
Are there existing connections or existing DECnet nodes?
As for first question, you can't use proxies until you have DECnet running. But the answer to your question is "yes", you can add proxies into the NETPROXY and NET$PROXY databases without DECnet around.
How you set up DECnet depends on whether or not you have DECnet Phase IV or DECnet-Plus.
DECnet Phase IV is documented via some manuals on the Freeware, and can largely be handled with @SYS$MANAGER:NETCONFIG.COM, and answering the questions.
DECnet-Plus configuration is somewhat more involved, and you should read the manuals before starting that process. The baseline configuration tool is NET$CONFIGURE.COM, though the DECnet-Plus environment is rather larger and more complex.
Here are the DECnet Phase IV docs:
http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/freeware Look on Freeware V5.0 -- direct path:
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/freeware/freeware50/decnet_phase_iv/Here is the path to the DECnet-Plus docs:
http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/doc/Once you have DECnet configured and running, you can then add your proxies using the various AUTHORIZE commands including ADD/PROXY.
Depending on the specific requirements here, you can also avoid passwords through the use of ssh and sftp and such; you can use IP tools to provide no-password login processing.
This question seems rather odd, as it strikes me that there is additional background on the requirements as yet unstated.
Stephen Hoffman
HoffmanLabs LLC
