multinet is an option, if it does not have to be decnet for networking
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On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM Wayne S via cctalk <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Decnet needed a license.
> I think that probably the license manager is called as part of running any
> licensed product before you can do anything.
> If you want to verify that it’s a licensing issue run a version of VMS
> before V5 and install Decnet. Licensing enforcement came out with version
> five so anything before that is not enforced.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 1, 2025, at 16:18, Peter Ekstrom <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> 
> It doesn't specify the symbols, just states some or missing.
>
> But I ran netconfig.com<http://netconfig.com> and specified the name and
> decnet address and specified end-node.
> When I run startnet I get the following (I ran this manually but got it
> from the startnet.com<http://startnet.com> script):
>
> NCP>set known circuit all
> %NCP-W-OPEFAI, Operation failure
> Circuit = SVA-0
> %SYSTEM-F-NOLICENSE, operation requires software license
>
> What license is needed for circuits?
>
> - Peter
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM Wayne S <[email protected]<mailto:
> [email protected]>> wrote:
> What symbols? Can you show some here?
> Maybe you have the wrong install script?
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 1, 2025, at 15:54, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk <
> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >
> > I am playing around with VMS 5.4 on a simulated microvax 3100 and want
> to
> > get decnet running.
> > The install media I have found is for decnet 4.0 end-node but it doesn't
> > install. Vmsinstal complains
> > about symbols not being defined and I am guessing I have the wrong
> version
> > for VMS 5.4.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a decnet version that will work on VMS 5.4? I can't
> > seem to find one.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > - Peter
>

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