Re: [Linux-decnet-user] In the mid 80s through 2000s

[James C. <cor...@ma...>]

The implementation of DECnet LAT and MOP are complete including 

a programming API, 

level 1 and 2 routing ( we wrote the DECnet routing code for IBM's and Cabletron's DECnet router products 

NCP with VMS like help ( VMS like help exists for all commands: sethost copy and such)

Interlink used our code for their IBM SNA DECnet gateway and it has been fully stress tested

What commands are you interested in using? 

James Corrigan
Manage Operations

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> On Feb 18, 2016, at 22:38, Larry Baker <ba...@us...> wrote:
> 
> James,
> 
> Do you have any idea whether the linux-decnet user land utilities do/might work?  Being relieved of tracking Linux kernel network driver changes in the Linux decnet module would be a big improvement.
> 
> Larry Baker
> US Geological Survey
> 650-329-5608
> ba...@us...
> 
> 
> 
>> On 18 Feb 2016, at 7:27 PM, James Corrigan wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Dave
>> 
>> Daniel Watts, Bao Claylinde, Barry Stone and I worked on this network stack for many years. One other fellow, a friend of Dan's, did the MOP implementation 
>> 
>> Dan and I worked in it starting in 1985. Bao joined a few years later and work the Ethernet driver with IBM engineers for AiX. I believe he also helped HP Ethernet driver as well. These drivers are well implemented everywhere now allowing the change of address to the AA-Xx-Xx DECnet address space. Bao also greatly improved the performance of our LAT
>> 
>> The code compiles on all modern Linux and UNIX systems as it is a user space implementation. I do need to remove the activation key code so no activation key will be required
>> 
>> John Montgomery who is working for Microsoft now wrote the extensive documentation. It is very comprehensive and took a good while to complete with his then fiancé!  
>> 
>> If folks would let me know the versions of Linux and UNIX that they need tested I will set up a development environment for those servers and confirm that it is operational. I believe we have functionality test suites as well that I will make available.
>> 
>> I appreciate your interest 
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> James Corrigan
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>>> On Feb 18, 2016, at 21:52, Dave McGuire <mc...@ne...> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  Wow, this is amazing...Some friends and I were just lamenting the
>>> current state of the Linux DECnet support (unmaintained and slowly
>>> breaking more with each kernel release) a couple of days ago.
>>> 
>>>  I'm just a user, I have no authoritative role in any of this, but I
>>> will do anything I can to help facilitate this.  How would you like to
>>> proceed?
>>> 
>>>  And, of course, thank you for doing this!
>>> 
>>>            -Dave
>>> 
>>>> On 02/18/2016 09:49 PM, James Corrigan wrote:
>>>> Yes.  Making it readily and freely available 
>>>> 
>>>> James Corrigan
>>>> Manage Operations
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>>>> On Feb 18, 2016, at 21:47, Dave McGuire <mc...@ne...
>>>> <mailto:mc...@ne...>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>> On 02/18/2016 07:31 PM, James Corrigan wrote:
>>>>>> I am looking for some one to discuss making available an user space
>>>>>> decnet Lat and mop that is fully production ready for all variants of
>>>>>> UNIX and Linux and Windows
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> My company sold it as DEKnet and openDNA
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If there is interest please reach out
>>>>> 
>>>>> I, for one, am VERY strongly interested.  Are you proposing making
>>>>> this free software?
>>>>> 
>>>>>              -Dave
>>>>> 
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
>>>>> New Kensington, PA
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
>>> New Kensington, PA
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