Re: decnet versions

[healyzh@aracnet.com]

> >I've tried to get it to connect to a PDP-11/73 running RSX-11M V4.2 running
> >DECnet Phase IV without success.  I tried this about a year or so ago, so
> >haven't tried the latest Linux DECnet software (though I did just get it
> >installed on my Linux box again).  I was unable to go either way between the
> >PDP-11 and the Linux box, while either could happily talk to VAXen and
> >Alpha's running various versions of OpenVMS and both DECnet Phase IV and V.
> 
> 	It might be that the PDP is talking DECnet Phase III, which is
> a little different.  The VAX/Alpha's are much better about dealing with
> Phase III and Phase IV.

I'd looked into that when I was trying to get it running, and IIRC, it is in
fact running Phase IV.  However, this might be part of the original posters
problem.

				Zane
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