[Info-vax] DECwindows over PuTTY

[John E. Malmberg]

On 12/14/2013 3:08 PM, "Gérard Calliet (pia-sofer)" wrote:
> Le 13/12/2013 17:52, dlevine at schoolfortomorrow.net a écrit :
>> Okay,
>> So, I set up TCP/IP.  I am using PuTTY to SSH to the emulated system.
>> I am using Xming on Windows 7 as my display.

See below.

>> I am a VMS beginner.

Have fun learning.  Try things, see what works, what does not.

https://sourceforge.net/p/vms-ports/wiki/VMSSystemManagement/

I suggest that you make a document to recreate your set up for your own 
use, and it may even be useful if you can blog it somewhere for others, 
such as was done with:

http://www.wherry.com/gadgets/retrocomputing/vax-simh.html

 >> My  question is, how do I start DECWindows and make it display on XMing?
>> Thx!

On the server side, you need to set up DECWindows.  Documentation is at 
the HP site.

Generally the big issue is that most non-VMS X-11 servers do not have 
the fonts that VMS applications need.  The easiest way to do this is 
make sure that the DECWindows Fonts are installed and that you can serve 
them from your Alpha or Itanium VMS system.

By default on a non-workstation VMS does not install the fonts, so you 
will probably need to reconfigure the VMS or reinstall it.


Some information on X-11, on the client side:

https://sourceforge.net/p/vms-ports/wiki/InteropOtherOs/

On 12/13/2013 12:28 PM, dlevine at schoolfortomorrow.net wrote:> On
 >
 > I'm using CHARON-AXP AS400.  EWA0 is configured to link to my
 > Ethernet adapter.

With a emulated environment, if the emulator supports it, it is useful 
to set up dual network adapters, one bridged to the physical adapter, 
and one set up as a host local network.

If you set up the emulator in a VM, it can make it easier to manage the 
host os and set up the network interfaces.

Regards,
-John
wb8tyw at qsl.network
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