[Info-vax] Locally mount vms volumes in Linux

[gregor.oelze]

On 26 Feb., 17:21, Henry Crun <m... at rechtman.com> wrote:
> On 26/02/11 14:17, Ulrich Bellgardt wrote:
>
> > On 26.02.2011 11:49, gregor.oelze wrote:
>
> >> I was able to access a terminal port via telnet. There is an option in
> >> simh to enable a
> >> telnet-server which connects to a seriel port on the system(?).
>
> >> There is a version of kermit installed in the vms 5.x system which was
> >> set in server
> >> mode. Then, on the ubuntu host i could start ckermit, connecting via
> >> the telnet
> >> command - but it was not able to establish a connection. Afaik, this
> >> is just possible
> >> with an ethernet based - telnet connection. Or was this just a failed
> >> configured setup?
>
> > What exactly did you try to establish a connection, and how did this
> > fail?
> > I have just verified that I can start ckermit on my Ubuntu box, connect
> > this using telnet to the emulated Vax (simh is running on this ubuntu
> > box), start kermit on the simh Vax, set this kermit to server mode,
> > then switch back to the ubuntu ckermit and transfer a file using the
> > "get" command. The opposite direction, move something with the "send"
> > command to the emulated vax fails: it starts the transfer but
> > eventually hangs, without further error message, and no file fragment
> > shows up in the target directory.
>
> > But at least transferring some file(s) from the emulated vax to the
> > host running simh should be possible.
>
> > The only non-default setup bit I used to establish the connection was
>
> > C-Kermit>set telnet Wait-for-negotiations off
>
> > but then
>
> > C-Kermit>telnet 0 15000
>
> > did the trick. (I have simh configured in the way that it listens on
> > TCP port 15000)
>
> > -Uli
>
> I think the OP couldn't start TCP/IP due to a license prob, therefore no success
> with telnet
> ... or I may just be having a senior moment.... again.
>
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I changed the firmware-file from vax-server to microvax. Now the
license error is not
appearing anymore - but the TCPWare Problem still occurs.

best regards
Gregor Oelze