[Linux-decnet-user] Duffer's guide

[Nick H. <nic...@ip...>]

Thanks for your help on the MAC address front

I don't suppose anyone has made a duffers walkthrough guide to DECnet on
Linux?? (and need a duffer to try it on)

I have spent 2 days working out how to compile a kernel - now I have worked
that out and have DECnet in the kernel (not as a module)

Then I installed the latest RPM on my RedHat 7.3 (2.4.18-3) system, chose my
node name and entered my regular node aliases (then checked they had made it
as far as /etc/decnet.conf - they did)

I *Think* the dnetd is running - I started it manually. And I have no idea
how to use startnet (are there any options I need??)

I have added the MACADDR to etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

I have rebooted, started-stopped-restarted networking and tried as many
things as my newbie brain could come up with, I have looked at the website
(particularly the FAQ) and that is predominantly helenic to me

So - the question is....

What blindingly obvious steps have I missed?

Thanks in advance

Nick