From: lupe@alanya.isar.muc.de (Lupe Christoph) Subject: Re: [Q] TCP/IP connection via DECNET over phone line Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 21:28:38 GMT
nam@ganzer.ecs.umass.edu () writes:
>I installed Linux on 386DX-33 with 4M memory and was quite satisfied
>with it except X-windows. What I am now interested in is the possibility
>of TCP/IP connection via DECNET over serial line(9600 bps).
Looks like you got something wrong. DECnet is a protocol suite
parallel to TCP/IP. For TCP/IP you use SLIP or PPP. These two
transport IP packets over serial lines.
>In the course of making connection to my school's host machine
>(DECstation 5000 series(Ultrix machine)), I always have to pass
>DEC terminal server.
The terminal server is probably using LAT, but it will not let
you access that (LAT is *not* part of DECnet proper.) And it will
probably difficult to impossible to run SLIP or PPP over this.
Plus, you will need someone to configure SLIP or PPP support into
that Ultrix kernel.
>Could someone let me know whether I can make TCP/IP connection or
>how I can detour DECNET for the connection between my PC and host
>machine ? Thanks in advance.
NBL, I'm afraid.
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