Re: [Linux-decnet-user] [OT] DECnet Phase IV or DECnet Plus?

[Rob D. <rob...@in...>]

> I'm getting my networked VAX back in shape again after upgrading
> to VMS 7.2.  TCP/IP is sorted, but I'm not sure whether I should
> install DECnet Phase IV or DECnet Plus?
> 
> DECnet Phase IV has the advantage that I know a little bit about
> the NCP commands to manage it, but the disadvantage that there is
> no documentation on the OpenVMS website any more.
> 
> DECnet Plus has the advantage of available docs, but I remember
> hearing wails of anguish from system managers on comp.os.vms
> when they had to upgrade to DECnet Plus and deal with NCL.

I've been working with DECnet Phase V ( also known as DECnet/OSI, and 
currently called DECnet Plus ... next rename scheduled for 2001 ... ;-)
) since 1991, and once you get used to the new syntax of NCL, you find
you can't live without the superior control and level of information you
are provided with over the old DECnetIV NCP commands.

Amongst other things, it also fully supports dual-homed systems, and you
get up to 65535 areas (unless you need to talk to DECnetIV systems, in
which case you are stuck with the old 63 areas) ...

Go with DECnet Plus if you don't have any reason forcing you to stay
with DECnetIV ...


Rob.