Re: DECnet areas

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From: RHUNTER
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 07:47

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There may be another solution to your problem.
This comes untried as something for you to test.

It is possible to run 2 decnet area routers in one box.... we do this
in the Netherlands on SPAN to translate from European SPAN to SurfNET.
This involves the use of an address translation gateway.


The relevant commands are:
decnet 0 routing area1
decnet 0 node-type area

decnet 1 routing area2
decnet 1 node-type area

A little bit of though will show you that it is impossible for an interface
to have 2 decnet addresses (due to phase iv changing the MAC address)
However, you could try using 2 Ethernet interfaces on the cisco connected
to the same physical segment. Please do this on a test segment!!!!!
I have no idea how nodes will react to seeing 2 level 1 routers
on the same segment (e.g. how will they elect a designated router)

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated (including constructive flamage)

Ray Hunter
RHUNTER@ESOC.BITNET
Cray Systems on contract to the European Space Agency
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