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From: michaud@decvax.dec.com (Jeff Michaud)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: DECnet and TCP/IP between Ultrices
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Date: 18 Oct 89 21:02:34 GMT
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> In your /etc/rc.local start up decnet and sleep or do something else
> for a few seconds before starting 'ifconfig' so ifconfig picks up the
> aliased address. (Why is this, Fred? - not complaining a bit - just
> curious - the Ultrix Decnet is so nice to have)


# %DECnetSTART%
if [ -f /usr/bin/ncp ]; then
    echo 'Starting DECnet '                                     >/dev/console
    /usr/bin/ncp set executor state on
fi

	If you have an '&' after the ncp command, simply remove it.  rc.local
	will wait for ncp to exit, which means that when it returns it will
	of already changed the hardware address.  With the '&' (ie. background)
	rc.local keeps executing and you have yourself a race condition between
	ncp (actually nml) changing the hardware address and ifconfig being executed
	farther down in rc.local.

	Hope that helps!

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