JOHNSON@NUHUB.ACS.NORTHEASTERN.EDU.UUCP (04/13/87)
>We will soon be making the change from Bridge XNS >to TCP-IP on our network. I am not sure that we >are looking forward to this change (well at least >those who will have to make the change and take >responsiblity for it). Is there anyone on the net >who has made this change? If so I would like to >have some input on the following: > >1.) How about a general comment on Bridges release > of TCP-IP. We are doing this at Northeastern University. So far it seems to work as advertised (sort of, I'll get to this in a minute) > >2.) When making the change over is there a way that > the current network configurations can be copied > over so that we don't have to re-enter all of the > port configs? Not that I know of. This is a pain! > >3.) I have been told that the current release of > TCP-IP will boot remotely from our central NCS-150 > controller. Is this true? I have not made contact > with our Bridge reps yet (seems that this is not > my responsiblity). My books say the same thing but we haven't tried this yet. Ask me in a few weeks if you haven't done it yet. > >4.) Can anyone out there address the issue of > compatibility with other TCP-IP networks? > It seems to work with Sun systems as that is what we're doing right now. Soon I hope to be working Bridge TELNET with MICOM's Board/software for VAX/VMS. MICOM said that would work when I asked them at the TCP conference in March. I'll be beta testing some stuff for MICOM. I'll find out. >I have to try to be honest with you folks on the >net. This is really an attempt to Cover My A.. >when this new software arrives. I hope things will >go smoothly but who can say. I personally feel if >it ain't broke - don't fix it. > Always good to cover your ... Anyway, the one problem I had with the TCP Bridge box was the following. The box of course needs an IP address, xx.yy.zz.tt. To do this the box I've got has ROM code debug software with a system generation option. The catch came when I looked at the debug menu through the command port. There wasn't any generation option listed. We called Bridge and read them the menu. They were a bit concerned that the option wasn't listed but said, "Try <generating code>." (I wrote it down someplace. It's either GE or GN) The option wasn't listed but it did run. After that it was obvious what to do. Choice 3 took me through the "give box an address" path and everything worked. Note that this is specific to the TCP software. The XNS system generation won't do it. USnail: Chris Johnson Academic Computer Services Northeastern University 39RI 360 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA. U.S.A. 02115 AT&T: (617) 437-2335 CSNET: johnson@nuhub.acs.northeastern.edu ARPANET: johnson%nuhub.acs.northeastern.edu@relay.cs.net BITNET: johnson%nuhub.acs.northeastern.edu@csnet-relay