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- From: connelly@iscsvax.uni.edu (Ken Connelly)
- Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.misc,comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: DECnet and DELUA problems
- Message-ID: <1992Aug12.144553.6046@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Date: 12 Aug 92 14:45:53 -0500
- References: <1992Aug8.115445.6003@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
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- In article <1992Aug8.115445.6003@iscsvax.uni.edu>, I wrote:
- > General background:
- >
- > I am assisting in setting up a network attachment (for a terminal server(s)
- > and PCs) on a VAX 8650. I am not particularly familiar with the 8650 and
- > unibus architecture. The system manager at the site is not very
- > technically oriented, so is not much help with some of the details. The
- > system has two unibuses (UB0 and UB1 according to SYSGEN SHOW/ADAPTER).
- > The DELUA that we are trying to use is the only network device in the
- > system.
- >
- > First question:
- >
- > Does the first DELUA have to go in the first unibus? If the answer is a
- > resounding YES, then we may not have any other problems.
-
- The answer is no.
-
- > When NETCONFIG attempts to start DECnet, the following displays on the
- > terminal:
- >
- > %RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 00000124
- > %NCP-I-NMLRSP, listener response - Operation failure
- >
- > %SYSTEM-F-MEDOFL, medium is offline
- > , unit is active
- > , line disconnected
- > , fatal hardware error
- > %NCP-I-NMLRSP, listener response - Unrecognized component, Circuit
- > Circuit = UNA-0
- >
- > %RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 00000127
-
- The problem turned out to be an improperly terminated Ethernet (ASTO :-}).
- Using a wrap plug and/or fixing the improper termination solved the
- problems. Thanks to:
-
- Max Scane <epamjs@bxsunfsa.epa.ericsson.se>
- Leon Blom <blb@mh.nl>
- Malcolm J. Rayfield <MJR059@MIPL5.JPL.NASA.GOV>
- Terry Kennedy <TERRY@spcvxa.spc.EDU>
- Gary (Rice?) <riceg@mdcbbs.com>
-
- for your insights and quick responses.
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