From: CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::"SMTP::CRVAX.SRI.COM::RELAY-INFO-VAX" 5-DEC-1990 01:23:43.47 To: MRGATE::"ARISIA::EVERHART" CC: Subj: Re: DECWindows over the network Received: by crdgw1.ge.com (5.57/GE 1.80) id AA00821; Wed, 5 Dec 90 01:15:22 EST Received: From ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU ([128.32.130.12]) by CRVAX.SRI.COM with TCP; Tue, 4 DEC 90 15:17:36 PST Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.63/1.42) id AA01766; Tue, 4 Dec 90 15:09:18 -0800 Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-vax@kl.sri.com (info-vax@kl.sri.com) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 4 Dec 90 22:58:00 GMT From: munnari.oz.au!brolga!ggm@uunet.uu.net (George Michaelson) Organization: Prentice Computer Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia. Subject: Re: DECWindows over the network Message-Id: <1990Dec4.225800.11357@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au> References: <1990Nov30.225314.9083@cs.widener.edu>, <10669@helios.TAMU.EDU> Sender: info-vax-request@kl.sri.com To: info-vax@kl.sri.com Can I ask that the exact details of setting up TCP/IP as a transport mechanism for DECwindows be added to the FAQ for both of these groups? it is *not* as simple as doing set/transport= as a user on VMS. there is a precursor phase, which is configuring the VMS node to know about TCP/IP as a transport mechanism for DECwindows before any user can do this, which involves creating or modifying SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]DECW$PRIVATE_SERVER_SETUP.COM And as I understand it this is *not* done for you if you install X "out of the box" from digital. It may be documented already in which case a pointer to where in the VMS manual set would be useful. It might also be worth noting what you have to do within MIT Xwindows to get a DECnet transport built into your libraries, the need to have -ldnet in the linkage line on ultrix boxes, and how exactly you get DECnet to work on a Sun (I understand not all versions of Sunos can do this even if DNI is built into the kernel) -George -- G.Michaelson Internet: G.Michaelson@cc.uq.oz.au Phone: +61 7 377 4079 Postal: George Michaelson, Prentice Computer Centre The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD Australia 4067.