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>>> We're trying to install UCX (VMS/Ultrix connection) software on 
>>> our MicroVAX and have encountered two minor problems that
>>> someone else may have beaten already:
>>>
>>> 1) OPCOM broadcast messages are being sent everywhere on the
>>>    network and interfering with telnet login connections.
>>>    (Catch-22: open connection attempts are killed by the 
>>>    interference of open connection OPCOM messages)
>>>
>>> 2) I don't see how you add a default gateway to the routing
>>>    tables.  Is there a way to do that?  If not, I will have
>>>    to issue a "SET ROUTE" command for every network in existence.


Summary of replies and solution:

The net comes through again!  One person knew the magic command
to enable routing and the other confirmed that the "REPLY" messages
bug existed and offered a workaround.

To set the route for the default gateway issue the following:
ucx> set route /address=0/gateway="gateway-name"/network 
The trick here was using "0", not "0.0.0.0".

To get around the "REPLY broadcasts to everywhere" bug, it is best
to just make sure no one logs in on the net and issues a "REPLY/ENABLE".
(Just take operator priveleges away from everyone :-)

The poster said the following:

   you get problems with telnet login if any users previously logged in
   with telnet and issued a REPLY/ENABLE. The only workaround for this
   (as far as I know) is to login to the machine some other way than with
   telnet (say SET HOST or interactively), redefine SYS$COMMAND and
   do a REPLY/DISABLE. e.g

   DEFINE SYS$COMMAND TNA1:
   REPLY/DISABLE  

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