[Info-vax] How to convert a cluster-seeking vax into a networked stand-alone machine

[Simon Clubley]

On 2019-05-02, Carlos Murillo <ce.murillosanchez at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone;
>
> I've got a vaxstation 4k/60 running OpenVMS 7.2 that apparently has network-induced problems.  The cpu spends 80% + of the time in interrupt stack mode, which goes to zero if the AUI transceiver is disconnected.  Trying to isolate the problem, I've disabled MOP serving, MSCP serving, pretty much all server processes.  But of course, it still want it to do TCPIP.  How can I configure it so that nothing cluster-related is involved in its sysgen-related settings? Basically a TCPIP-speaking stand-alone workstation.
>
> carlos.
>

Given the VMS version, are you running TCP/IP Services version 5.0
(and exactly that version) ?

If you are, are you using telnet to connect to your system ?

If you are using telnet, have you set the terminal type on your
terminal emulator to one that is recognised by VMS ?

TCP/IP Services V5.0 had a bug in it which meant that continuous
network traffic was seen when using telnet if the telnet client
didn't use a recognised terminal type.

If your site security policies allow it, and _ONLY_ if they allow it,
use Wireshark or similar to monitor the traffic. If you are seeing
heavy traffic on port 23, then this may be the problem.

Simon.

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