Re: decnet versions

["David L. Cathey" <davidc@montagar.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.

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