Configuration
of the terminal server (DECServer90M) finally got on the way: I succeeded to reset it to factory defaults and now I can actually enter the configuration phase. So I could give it a name, set the IP address, and I can use ALL ports on it.
But there still are quite a number of questions left to be answered:
- How do I get the UTP connection to work? SHOW CABLE – as shown in HELP – is not supported, and there is no SET, or DEFINE CABLE command.
- How can I connect to it using the ethernet connection? I could access it with Telnet but the only thing that happens is the prompt “#” and that’s it. There is no echo, no reply…. and that’s onbe thing I like to use it for: Access a system connected to a port. Ny feeling is I need to enable something, or define something on OpenVMS, to read other system’s console (if attached). However, I changed something and now access is denied….
I restarted the server to look what’s on – and that made it possible to telnet again. But there’s no difference (I guess I’ll need no enable remote access over the Ethernet connection. It IS a requirement since THAT is what it will be used for, one day…
I wish I had ALL the manuals!