tinkelman@ccavax.camb.com (06/14/90)
In article <12369@shlump.nac.dec.com>, goldstein@carafe.enet.dec.com (Fred R.
Goldstein) writes a bit about DECnet/OSI Phase V in response to a previous
posting from John Franey (also of Digital)
Franey> DEC has commited itself to OSI. All of its customers computer
Franey> network nodes are going to be converted to OSI with the release of
Franey> DECnet Phase V. I work for DEC but not in communications engineering
Franey> but please don't think this is a plug.
Goldstein> While I'm not a spokesman, I do work for DEC in communications
Goldstein> engineering. We have certainly taken a leading role in OSI. But
Goldstein> we are also building TCP/IP. And while Phase V is OSI up to Layer
Goldstein> 3 it supports OSI and non-OSI in parallel using a "towers" approach.
Goldstein> Most DEC-DEC applications won't use the OSI upper layers. Note that
Goldstein> it's the upper layers of OSI that are most controversial.
DEC is making a significant change in direction, or at least agreeing to the
option of using a fairly length detour.
DEC made a number of announcements at the New Orleans DECUS Symposium (early
May) that indicated that TCP/IP will play a very strong role in Phase V.
As a starter, _all_ of the DECnet Phase V routers will be multiprotocol
routers, supporting DECnet Phase IV, OSI (DECnet Phase V) *and* IP.
Given the Phase V architectural support for protocol towers in the DNS, I
would expect (hope for?) support of towers based on a TCP/IP stack. Fred,
is that what will happen?
--
Bob Tinkelman, Cambridge Computer Associates, Inc., 212-425-5830
bob@camb.com or ...!{uupsi,uunet}!camb.com!bob gehallert@amherst.bitnet (09/14/90)
In article <1990Aug29.153353.13564@math.lsa.umich.edu>, nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) writes: > Archive-name: clarkson-packet-drivers/29-Aug-90 > Original-posting-by: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) > Original-subject: Clarkson packet drivers 7.x now available > Archive-site: sun.soe.clarkson.edu [128.153.12.3] > Archive-directory: /pub/ka9q > Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) > > The 7.x release of the Clarkson collection of packet drivers is now > available. The summary is given below. In addition to the new > drivers and bug fixes, a switch has been added that lets you use > Novell without econfiging your server. > > Summary: > New drivers: UB PC/NIC, LocalTalk, Tiara, NTI. > Bugs fixed: 3c505, 3c503, wd8003e, nb, ne1000. > Bug found but not fixed: 3c523. > > The packet drivers are for MS-DOS, and serve to hide the difference between > network cards, and allow multiple protocol stacks to access the same card. > Most often people are interested in running Novell's Netware and TCP/IP > at the same time. > > The Clarkson packet driver collection > > Availability > > The Clarkson collection of packet drivers is available by FTP, by > archive-server, and by modem. They come in two flavors -- executables > only (drivers.arc), and source+executables (driverss.arc). All of the > following instructions apply to both drivers.arc and driverss.arc. > > Mail: > > I distribute the packet drivers on a 1.2 MB 5.25" disk, or a 720K 3.5" > disk. You can send me a check for $20, or you can send me a purchse > order and I will bill you for $22. NY residents add 7% sales tax, > overseas orders add $3 for shipping. If you send a check, please be > sure it is in US dollars -- the bank charges me $15 to convert checks > drawn in foreign currencies. > > Russell Nelson > 11 Grant St. > Potsdam, NY 13676 > > FTP: > > sun.soe.clarkson.edu:/pub/ka9q/drivers.arc > grape.ecs.clarkson.edu:/e/tcpip/drivers.arc > > Archive-server: > > Send mail to archive-server@sun.soe.clarkson.edu and put the following > command as the body of your message: > help > This will send you a help message. Reading this help message will tell > you how to fetch the packet drivers. > > Modem: > > Call the Clarkson Heath User's Group's BBS: (315)268-6667, 8N1, > 1200/2400 Baud, 24 hours. Change to file area 24 and download drivers.arc. > > -- > --russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu]) Russ.Nelson@$315.268.6667 > We won the cold war. The Russians spent trillions defending their stuff, > then they found that they didn't have any stuff. Will we avoid the same trap?
rob@cc.mcgill.ca (Robert Macfarlane) (05/02/91)
Subject: Windows-compatible lifeline mail? Reply-To: pickles@mpr.ca ** I'm posting this for a friend, so please reply to him at pickles@mpr.ca Does anyone have knowledge of a Windows 3.0 based mail program that will run under PC-NFS? I'm looking for a Windows-replacement for Sun's Lifeline Mail, without the 32K limit on encoded files. Thanks, Rob Macfarlane McGill University
jaques@drbob.tay2.dec.com (Robert Royal Jaques) (05/16/91)
Subject:OSPF and RIP interaction Lines: 31 -- We are in the process of iplementing an OSPF backbone network connected to a lot of rip subnets. During implementation we have run across this interesting question: Should rip hop counts increase per circuit ala rip or remain fixed as you cross an OSPF backbone. Is there any guidance on this. I can seem to find mention in the OSPF draft RFC on rip hop counts. Has anyone else faced this problem. The router we are using seems to add a rip hop count for each ospf circuit. However you cannot adjust that metric on the ospf circuit as you can on a RIP circuit thanks bob ___________________________________________________________________________ | any relation with reality is purely coincidental | |_________________________________________________________________________| | Dr Robert R Jaques !! dr bob !! | Mail addresses | | Digital Equipment Corporation | jaques@setprv.enet.dec.com | | Cororate Telecommunication Engineering | setprv::jaques | | Littleton, MA | bob jaques @ vro | | tel 508-952-4024 dnt 227-4024 | | ___________________________________________________________________________