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From: jarrell@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Ron Jarrell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: ris question
Message-ID: <1945@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>
Date: 20 Jun 91 23:05:25 GMT
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In article <91171.130842JGROVER@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> JGROVER@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (John Grover) writes:
>If I want to use ris to install software, must I be using DECnet, or
>can I accomplish this on a "normal" network.  ;-)

No, you don't need the decnet layered product.  It uses some "decnet"
pieces; i.e. the node database and the MOP protocol, but those pieces
come with base Ultrix.  You don't have to configure anything special
however; just make sure to load the UDTMOP* or ULTMOP* kit.  Once the
"mop download" has happened of the standalong ultrix kernal all you need
is TCP, cause the rest is done with rsh's and such.



-- 
Ron Jarrell
Virginia Tech Computing Center
jarrell@vtserf.cc.vt.edu