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

Johnny Billquist bqt at softjar.se
Mon Jul 24 09:30:06 EDT 2023


On 2023-07-23 01:07, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Andy Green  <agreen0868 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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?
> 
> LAT is not decnet.  Vaxcluster isn't decnet either.  LAT is its own protocol,
> and it's one that doesn't route.  You might be able to write some sort of
> LAT bridge but I have never seen one in place before because really the L
> in LAT is for Local.

The bridge program I wrote about 20 years ago do bridge LAT. It can be 
found in various places if you google for it. It also bridges MOP if you 
want, so you can get your DECservers booted.
All done with UDP as the carrier.

   Johnny




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