Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!decvax!crltrx!treese From: treese@crltrx.crl.dec.com (Win Treese) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: Decnet, VMS <==> Ultrix connection questions Message-ID: <115@crltrx.crl.dec.com> Date: 25 Mar 89 05:18:18 GMT References: <88339@felix.UUCP> Reply-To: treese@crl.dec.com.UUCP (Win Treese) Organization: DEC Cambridge Research Lab Lines: 29 In article <88339@felix.UUCP> hogue@hsi.UUCP (Jim Hogue) writes: >Reply-to: hogue@hsi.UUCP (Jim Hogue) > >1. Does Decnet provide an rlogin type facility from VMS to Ultrix. > Is there any problem with terminal handling (say curses or something > similar)? Does VMS catch some characters, sequences or signals > that could cause problems? Yes, it provides the facility; execute SET HOST on VMS. Terminal handling generally works, although there are occasionally glitches. As I recall, VMS to Ultrix works somewhat better than the other way around. On Ultrix, the 'dlogin' command from the DECnet/Ultrix kit lets you login to the VMS machine. >2. If the printers are located on the VMS machine can the Ultrix spooler > be told this? Without the end user knowing where the printer is > physically connected? If the printers are really physically connected to the VMS machine, it's a little tricky. If they're on a LAT (Local Area Terminal) server, then it's easy, since the VMS and Ultrix machines can share access to the printers. If they're physically connected, one can write a "print filter" that takes the files, copies them to VMS using 'dcp' and then copies a DCL command file that prints the file. Ugly, but it works. (Note: there's a small security opening associated with this, if you're worried about such things). Win Treese Cambridge Research Lab treese@crl.dec.com Digital Equipment Corp.