roj@dodads.dco.dec.com (Roger Masse) (06/28/90)
Path: dodads.dco.dec.com!roj Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Distribution: world References: <2324@nems.dt.navy.mil> <1990Jun19.020501.19358@watcgl.waterloo.edu> From: roj@dodads.dco.dec.com (Roger Masse) Reply-To: roj@dodads.dco.dec.com (Roger Masse) Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Subject: Re: DECnet is *not* needed on Ultrix to download to DS terminal servers In article <2324@nems.dt.navy.mil>, lumsdon@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Lumsdon) writes: > Subject: Re: DECnet is *not* needed on Ultrix to download to DS terminal servers > Quite true. > Under VMS, DECserver terminal servers are loaded using the MOP protocol > over the ethernet cable. MOP is also used for Local Area VAXclusters. > That's how it is for my DS 100 and DS 200. It is true that you don't need DECnet, but you do need the ncp nodes database to keep the notion of terminal server name, tertiary load file, hardware address and other stuff...Just don't want anyone to go and delete /usr/var/dnet :^) Regards, Roger Masse' 8301 Professional Place Digital Equipment Corporation Landover, Maryland, 20785 Washington ULTRIX Resource Center Internet: roj@dco.dec.com uucp: decvax!decuac!roj Disclaimer: My opinions to not necessarily represent those of DEC.