[Info-vax] DECserver/LAT across DECnet areas?

[Andy Green]

Aaaah, ok - thanks for the clarification!  I did have to configure a DECnet node number for the DS in the dsvconfig utility so I just assumed it was able to speak DECnet and work cross-area!

Thanks for the help, regardless!

Andy


On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 9:06:03 AM UTC-4, Volker Halle wrote:
> Andy Green schrieb am Samstag, 22. Juli 2023 um 14:28:09 UTC+2: 
> 
> > Is there a way to get the DECserver 200 to recognize the VAX on 2.2 so I can log into it using the DECserver? Is that supposed to happen automagically since the routers are there, or do I have to do something special? Or is it not possible?
> Andy, 
> 
> LAT is the abbreviation of 'Local Area Transport' and only works on the local LAN. It has nothing to do with DECnet and is not aware of DECnet routing etc. The LAT protocol does node discovery via a multicast protocol on the LAN and connects via the MAC address of the LAT service node, once it has learned about the 'LAT Service' based on the LAT multicast announcements. 
> 
> So: not possible. 
> 
> Volker. 
> 
> PS: Except of your 2 areas are on the same LAN - which would be unusual, but possible.