Re: [Linux-decnet-user] Now i do not know what to do ?

[Patrick C. <pa...@ty...>]

On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 02:28:50PM +0100, sa...@ba... wrote:
> I have on my linux box two eth card with real MACADDRESS-es
> 
> MACADDR=00:80:C8:2C:E4:C4 (eth0)
> MACADDR=00:80:C8:2C:e4:A2 (eth1)
> 
> i think it is not possible to change that
> 
> i was add in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> 
> calculated MACADDR for DECnet node 1.10 


It is possible to change it and you have to. You can change the MAC address of
an ethernet card to anything you like (trust me, I do this all the time!).

Just put the mac address you want into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
AA:00:04:00:0A:04 is the MAC address for node 1.10.

  
> but from other side 
> on VAX-es i only know node_name i do not know node_adress
> 
> how i can see that ?

You will need to find those out. If you can get a logon to the VAX type in

$ MCR NCP SHOW KNOWN NODES

That will show you the node names and their addresses.

IF you can't do this then you'll just have to wait and see what truns up in 
/proc/net/decnet_neigh and connect to them (by number) to see what nodes they
are. eg $ sethost 1.21
 
> for example i have linux box :veseli (1.10)
> but for microVAX only i know MVAX0 which is node_name for sethost
> and i also see some numbers on network interface on mikro VAX
> it's like
> 
> 36-25084-10-B01 its some kind of address
> anybody know whatt is that ?

As Henry says, I think that's a DEC part number. It looks like no MAC address
I've ever seen.

patrick