[35661] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: DECNet over IP?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Avleen Vig)
Wed Mar 14 12:35:47 2001
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From: "Avleen Vig" <avleen@ivision.co.uk>
To: "Stillman, Kevin" <STILLMKT@sysadm.suny.edu>, <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:16:08 -0000
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> Has anyone had any experience successfully getting native DECNet packets
> encapsulated in an IP packet and transmitted over an IP network? The
> solution I am trying to create will allow VAXes to continue to talk DECNet
> on their LANs and have the ability to communicate with DECNet areas on a WAN
> via IP. Essentially we are try to remove the DECNet protocol from our
> intranet while not disrupting location's DECNet configurations.
>
Unfortunately I can't tell you HOW this is done, as I don't know exactly, but I DO know
that it can be done, because it was the last setup at a place I worked previously.
ACC (now Ericcson) routers were used there..
Sorry I can't be more help..
