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From: sutter@osu-eddie.UUCP (Bob Sutterfield)
Newsgroups: net.lan
Subject: Re: Recommendations requested for VMS <-> PC LAN
Message-ID: <1844@osu-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-May-86 13:51:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: osu-eddi.1844
Posted: Thu May 22 13:51:22 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 24-May-86 18:29:10 EDT
References: <304@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> <2006@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> <2016@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU>
Organization: OSU Instruction & Research Computer Center
Lines: 29
Keywords: VMS, PC, Simple-minded LAN
Summary: DECnet-DOS *does* work on Ethernet

In article <2016@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU>, jbs@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU(Jeff Siegal) writes:
> In article <594@talcott.UUCP> lotto@talcott.UUCP (Jerry Lotto) writes:
> >If anyone knows of a new release or if my information is dated/wrong,
> >PLEASE post a correction. If they ever get a 3.x version with ethernet
> >support, I could still put it to good use.
> 
> Forget about ethernet.  The literature says (in bold print):
> 
> Note:  DECnet-DOS does not support direct connection to Ethernet.

I have seen DECnet-DOS running on an AT connected to a skinny Ethernet.  The
DEC sales/Networking support person demonstrating it at the DEC sales talk
said it was a 3com board.  He said it is explicitly supported under release
1.1, which is current, and that several other brands (Micom?) are likewise
supported.  He also said that DEC plans to come out with a PC Ethernet board
of their own, though I'm not sure what the advantages would be over using a
3com board other than more assured continued support :-)

Also, look for an Ethernet card from DEC for your Rainbow-100 by the end of
the year, and corresponding DECnet support.  And doesn't somebody called
something like "Innovation" make one now?

I wonder if DECnet and MIT's PC/IP could coexist on a PC like DECnet and
Wollongong's TCP/IP coexist on a VMS VAX?
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