JOHN@UKANVAX.BITNET (04/20/87)
Keywords: DECnet, Routing, SHOW NETWORK
Hello net,
I have been trying to find a way to get more information about the
configuration of a DECnet than SHOW NETWORK. It seems that if DECnet is a
multi-area net, then SHOW NETWORK will only list the nodes in the area that
the local node is a part of. Is there a place to get more info?
While speaking of SHOW NETWORK, the SHOW NETWORK on our system lists nodes
with empty node names. What does this mean?
One other question: where is the REAL (technical, nitty-gritty) documentation
on DECnet so I can stop bothering people with questions?
Thank you much,
John A. Thywissen
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\_________________________________|___________________________________/carl@CITHEX.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick) (04/20/87)
> I have been trying to find a way to get more information about the > configuration of a DECnet than SHOW NETWORK. It seems that if DECnet is > a multi-area net, then SHOW NETWORK will only list the nodes in the area > that the local node is a part of. Is there a place to get more info? Yes. Use the command "$ MCR NCP SHOW KNOWN NODES". > While speaking of SHOW NETWORK, the SHOW NETWORK on our system lists > nodes with empty node names. What does this mean? It means that somehow your machine is aware of the existence of these nodes, but hasn't been supplied with the names associated with them. > One other question: where is the REAL (technical, nitty-gritty) > documentation on DECnet so I can stop bothering people with questions? What you're looking for is Volume 6 of the VMS documentation set (NOT the uVMS doc set), entitled "NETWORKING" and including the documents "Networking Manual", "DTS/DTR", and, most relevent to your questions, "Network Control Program".