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From: pete@tsc (Pete Schmitt)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: DECNET over Telnet
Summary: nope!
Message-ID: <553@tsc>
Date: 19 Jul 88 16:47:25 GMT
References: <6752@dcatla.UUCP> <-2143957@sys1>
Organization: DEC CSC/NSU in Colorado Springs
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In article <-2143957@sys1>, reden@sys1.TANDY.COM writes:
> 
> At one time I tried hooking up a ASYNC DECNET link over a Decserver 200
> and reverse LAT.  Things would start up ok, but the link with shut down
> whenever anything real was transmitted over the link.

All I can say is that running DECnet over LAT is not supported.  DECnet
doesn't like being run on top of the LAT protocol.  

If you want more information, call the Customer Support Center in 
Colorado Springs. 800-525-7100 and have you access number ready.

> I did try using a LTA device once.... it crashed the VAX (stack overflow),
> (VMS 4.4) and havn't tried it recently.  My instructor at DECNET VAX internals
> (see, you can get things out of those classes)  thinks it should be possible
> but hasn't tried it.

Nope, it is not possible and I know of no plans that will make this possible.

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