DECnet is *not* needed on Ultrix to download to DS terminal servers

[Roger Masse]

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From: roj at dodads.dco.dec.com (Roger Masse)
Reply-To: roj at dodads.dco.dec.com (Roger Masse)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Subject: Re: DECnet is *not* needed on Ultrix to download to DS terminal
servers
In article <2324 at nems.dt.navy.mil>, lumsdon at dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Lumsdon) writes:
> Subject: Re: DECnet is *not* needed on Ultrix to download to DS
terminal servers
> Quite true.
> Under VMS, DECserver terminal servers are loaded using the MOP protocol
> over the ethernet cable. MOP is also used for Local Area VAXclusters.
> That's how it is for my DS 100 and DS 200.

It is true that you don't need DECnet, but you do need the ncp nodes database
to keep the notion of terminal server name, tertiary load file, hardware
address and other stuff...Just don't want anyone to go and delete /usr/var/dnet
:^)
	
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