[Info-vax] booting vaxstation off alpha

[Michael Grunditz]

Phillip Helbig---undress to reply <helbig at astro.multiclothesvax.de> wrote:
> In article <kf8uf3$kaj$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble
> <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 
> 
>> >> ....DECnet does not need nor use nor depend on clustering.
>> > 
>> > Do you need DECnet at all?
>> 
>> Do you need a computer at all?
>> 
>> I've seen people get stubborn about DECnet.  They feel they are using 
>> TCP/IP and therefore won't install DECnet.  I feel this is a big mistake.
> 
> Consider a hobbyist user with one cluster at home.  He doesn't need 
> DECnet WITHIN the cluster, nor can he connect to any other cluster.  He 
> has local console access.  Yes, he can use DECnet within the cluster, 
> but there is SET HOST/LAT instead of SET HOST (DECnet), which also works 
> without TCPIP.  I don't have DECnet running at home, never have.  I will 
> probably set it up when I have time, just to get some experience and 
> because it will improve the performance of the OSU HTTP server.
> 

I have not installed TCPIP in the cluster which I may remind you all 
consists of a emulated VAX on a VMS Alpha and a real VAX.

I am using DECnet from the alpha to the cluster and the other
way around. I find it very usefull. I am sure I can use TCPIP
for the same things , but I have been there before and this
actually works better.

Michael