[Info-vax] Reject Cause=Invalid Message Format, Erroneous Transport PDU='386200BD00000005'H

Dirk Munk munk at home.nl
Sat Nov 26 18:31:55 EST 2016


Supratim Sanyal wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am no network expert and looking for help.
>
> Two SIMH OpenVMS 7.3 DECnet Plus nodes - QCOCAL (1.550) and CLOUDY
> (1.551), connected over Johnny's UDP bridge. FAL directories across the
> network work fine. However I cannot get NCP status from the remote host
> from either. Also the circuits do not seem to be setting themselves up,
> I don't know if that is a cause or effect of the Remote Protocol Errors.
>
> Note: A SIMH PDP-11/24 (JUICHI, 1.552) runnign RSX-11M-PLUS is colocated
> (running on the same linux host) with CLOUDY, and NCP queries somehow
> work fine to it.
>
> I have a PDP-11/24 running
>
> From QCOCAL to CLOUDY (not working):
> ====================================
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] reply/enable
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] mc ncp tell cloudy show execut summ
> %%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  26-NOV-2016 17:25:37.88  %%%%%%%%%%%
> Message from user SANYAL on QCOCAL
> Event: Remote Protocol Error from: Node LOCAL:.QCOCAL NSP Local NSAP
> 490001AA000400260620 Remote NSAP 490001AA000400270620,
>         at: 2016-11-26-17:25:37.887+00:00Iinf
>         Reject Cause=Invalid Message Format,
>         Erroneous Transport PDU='38C1006600000005'H
>         eventUid   58C66352-B3FD-11E6-934F-AA0027FD99EC
>         entityUid  E4F0B921-B3EE-11E6-934E-AA0027FD99EC
>         streamUid  DC888CCF-B3EE-11E6-934D-AA0027FD99EC
>
>
> From CLOUDY to QCOCAL (not working):
> ====================================
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE] reply/enable
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE] mc ncp tell qcocal show executer summary
> %%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  26-NOV-2016 17:33:26.53  %%%%%%%%%%%
> Message from user SYSTEM on CLOUDY
> Event: Remote Protocol Error from: Node LOCAL:.CLOUDY NSP Local NSAP
> 490001AA000400270620 Remote NSAP 490001AA000400260620,
>         at: 2016-11-26-17:33:26.520+00:00Iinf
>         Reject Cause=Invalid Message Format,
>         Erroneous Transport PDU='386700C200000005'H
>         eventUid   701A0F80-B3FE-11E6-9400-08002B8015C8
>         entityUid  4FA634E0-B3F9-11E6-8003-AA0004002706
>         streamUid  51CD0C80-B3F9-11E6-8003-AA0004002706
>
>
> From QCOCAL to JUICHI (working):
> ================================
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] mc ncp tell juichi show exec charac
>
>
> Node Volatile Characteristics as of 26-NOV-2016 17:49:11
>
> Executor node = 1.552 (JUICHI)
>
> Identification           = PDP-11/24 RSX-11M-PLUS4. 4.6
> Management version       = V4.2.0
> Host                     =  1.552 (JUICHI)
> Loop count               = 1
> Loop length              = 40
> Loop Data type           = mixed
> Incoming timer           = 15
> Outgoing timer           = 30
> NSP version              = V4.0.0
> Maximum links            = 10
> Delay factor             = 32
> Delay weight             = 2
> Inactivity timer         = 30
> Retransmit factor        = 5
> Routing version          = V2.0.0
> Type                     = nonrouting IV
> Maximum circuits         = 1
> Incoming Proxy           = Disabled
> Outgoing Proxy           = Disabled
> Segment buffer size      = 576
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] mc ncp tell juichi show known circuit charac
>
>
> Known Circuit Volatile Characteristics as of 26-NOV-2016 17:46:30
>
> Circuit = UNA-0
>
> Service                  = enabled
> Adjacent node            =  1.13 (MIM)
> Designated router        =  1.13 (MIM)
> Cost                     = 3
> Hello timer              = 15
> Parameter #2331          = %X'01'
> Listen timer             = 56
> Owner                    = XPT
> Type                     = Ethernet
>
>
>
> Some information about the problem nodes - I am sure this is not enough
> - please let me know what else I can provide:
>
> ==============
> Node 1: QCOCAL
> ==============
> Product:  DECNET                Manufacturer:  Digital Equipment
> Corporation
> Node:  QCOCAL                   Address(es):  1.550
> Network Type:  DNA V            Interface(s):  net 0
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] mc ncp show exec char
>
>
> Node Volatile Characteristics as of 26-NOV-2016 17:18:26
>
> Executor node = 1.550 (QCOCAL)
>
> Identification           = DECnet-OSI for OpenVMS
> Management version       = V4.0.0
> Incoming timer           = 0
> Outgoing timer           = 0
> NSP version              = V4.1.0
> Maximum links            = 0
> Delay factor             = 0
> Delay weight             = 0
> Inactivity timer         = 0
> Retransmit factor        = 0
> Routing version          = V2.0.0
> Type                     = nonrouting IV
> Routing timer            = 0
> Subaddresses             = 0
> Broadcast routing timer  = 0
> Maximum address          = 0
> Maximum circuits         = 0
> Maximum cost             = 0
> Maximum hops             = 0
> Maximum visits           = 0
> Maximum area             = 0
> Max broadcast nonrouters = 0
> Max broadcast routers    = 0
> Maximum path splits      = 0
> Area maximum cost        = 0
> Area maximum hops        = 0
> Maximum buffers          = 0
> Segment buffer size      = 0
> Buffer size              = 0
> Pipeline quota           = 0
> Alias maximum links      = 0
> Path split policy        = Normal
> Maximum Declared Objects = 0
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] mc ncp show known circuits character
>
>
> Known Circuit Volatile Characteristics as of 26-NOV-2016 17:51:51
>
> Circuit = QNA-0
>
> State                    = on
> Service                  = disabled
>
>
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]
>
>
> ==============
> Node 2: CLOUDY
> ==============
> Product:  DECNET                Manufacturer:  Digital Equipment
> Corporation
> Node:  CLOUDY                   Address(es):  1.551
> Network Type:  DNA V            Interface(s):  net 0
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE] mc ncp show execu chara
>
>
> Node Volatile Characteristics as of 26-NOV-2016 17:21:11
>
> Executor node = 1.551 (CLOUDY)
>
> Identification           = DECnet-OSI for OpenVMS
> Management version       = V4.0.0
> Incoming timer           = 0
> Outgoing timer           = 0
> NSP version              = V4.1.0
> Maximum links            = 0
> Delay factor             = 0
> Delay weight             = 0
> Inactivity timer         = 0
> Retransmit factor        = 0
> Routing version          = V2.0.0
> Type                     = nonrouting IV
> Routing timer            = 0
> Subaddresses             = 0
> Broadcast routing timer  = 0
> Maximum address          = 0
> Maximum circuits         = 0
> Maximum cost             = 0
> Maximum hops             = 0
> Maximum visits           = 0
> Maximum area             = 0
> Max broadcast nonrouters = 0
> Max broadcast routers    = 0
> Maximum path splits      = 0
> Area maximum cost        = 0
> Area maximum hops        = 0
> Maximum buffers          = 0
> Segment buffer size      = 0
> Buffer size              = 0
> Pipeline quota           = 0
> Alias maximum links      = 0
> Path split policy        = Normal
> Maximum Declared Objects = 0
> SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE] mc ncp show known circuits characteristics
>
>
> Known Circuit Volatile Characteristics as of 26-NOV-2016 17:53:22
>
> No information in database
>
>
I'm not surprised. You're asking a Phase V node (DECnet-OSI) for Phase 
IV information. That obviously doesn't work.



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