tcp-ip@ucbvax.ARPA (07/06/85)
From: Ron Natalie <ron@BRL.ARPA> The BRL gateway code and it's related operating system LOS is available for public FTP in the file arch/gw.tar on BRL-VGR. This code is restricted as government-owned. Which means you can use it, spread it around, etc..., but when it comes to charging money for it, there are some restrictions. If anybody cares to know, send me a note. The BRL gateway is a full IP gateway, supporting fragmentation, and all IP options (such as they are). It will run on any PDP-11 with memory management. We have sucessfully run it on PDP-11/34's and 11/70's as well as LSI-11/23's. Interfaces currently supported are IMPs on class A or B networks, Ethernet with ARP using the Interlan boards, Proteon V2LNI, DEC PCL-11B, and NSC Hyperchannel. A rather customized EGP exists to conform the idiosyncracies of the core gateway system. Current shortcomings are: 1. Only one ETHERNET can currently be supported at a time. 2. No ICMP timestamp support. 3. Does not send ICMP redirects. 4. Device drivers do not currently turn of routes for dead devices. 5. Documentation is sketchy, but is being revised. 6. Currently requires some media to boot off of (like floppies or RK05's). I'd be willing to take back any bug fixes and/or (cough) enhancements, provided that I could impose the same distribution requirements on them as the rest of the code. C'mon take that load off your VAX and Hack Away -Ron