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- From: paulonis@kodak.com (Mike Paulonis)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
- Subject: Re: connecting to VAXstation 4000/90 from Mac
- Message-ID: <4280@eastman.UUCP>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 21:40:56 GMT
- References: <1993Jan8.163510.3692@linus.mitre.org>
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- In article <1993Jan8.163510.3692@linus.mitre.org> Smith,
- bds@mbunix.mitre.org writes:
- >
- >We need to connect to a VAXstation 4000 Model 90 from an Apple
- >Macintosh using MacX. The 4000/90 has DECwindows Motif V.1.1. We
- >routinely do this sort of thing between Macs and UNIX machines, but
- >this time it seems the system can't find xterm. Could someone please
- >help? Thanks.
- >
- Do you have xterm on the VAX? Did you tell MacX specifically how to find
- it if you do? Is your VAX running some TCP package? VAX and Unix are
- quite different with respect to MacX and getting it to work with the VAX
- is not quite plug-n-play like it is with Unix.
-
- Assuming you have some TCP package on the VAX such as UCX, one way to do
- what you want is to start MacX, then from the VAX enter
-
- set display/create/node=(internet address of Mac)/transport=tcpip/screen=0
-
- This sets the display to point at the Mac. Then enter the command to
- start xterm or DECterm or whatever X display application you want to show
- up on the Mac. The screen parameter can be 0 through 3, depending on
- your need for color or a root window.
-
- This could be considered the hard way. The same thing could be
- accomplished the easy way from MacX remote commands if the VAX has the
- appropriate object installed to allow MacX to do the equivalent of rexec
- in Unix. One such object, MSAX$CLIENT, is provided in DEC Pathworks. If
- you have Pathworks I refer you to the documentation on how to utilize
- this object. I don't have it handy so I can't point you to the right
- spot. If your Mac is running Pathworks, you can accomplish the set
- display using decnet rather than tcpip.
-
- I hope this gets you started down the right path.
-