If you have such a reader, then maybe the whole note needs to be in a fixed font. Not pretty for those who have Bronze Age readers instead of ones from the Stone Age, but workable. It is a choice between beauty (for most) and utility (for all). :-)
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris Buelens > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PRIROUTER question > > But Richard, we are asked not to use markup in mail addressed > to the list as some people don't use HTML capable readers. > Pleasing both groups seems impossible. > > 2008/6/26 Schuh, Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I do not have the answer, but I do have a suggestion. When > you make drawings like below, use a fixed font such as > Courier or Courier New. It makes them look so much better - > and clearer. > > > > +-LPAR A--+-LPAR B---+ > > | +---+ | +---+ | > > | | X | | + Y + | > > | +---+ | +---+ | > > | | | | | > > | +----|----+ | > > | | VM | VM | | > > +---------+----------+ > > | OSA | > > +-----+ > > > > Regards, > > Richard Schuh > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Shimon Lebowitz > > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:19 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: PRIROUTER question > > > > Hi, > > I am not sure about something and would like confirmation. > > Assuming this setup: > > +-LPAR A--+-LPAR B---+ > > | +---+ | +---+ | > > | | X | | + Y + | > > | +---+ | +---+ | > > | | | | | > > | +----|----+ | > > | | VM | VM | | > > +---------+----------+ > > | OSA | > > +-----+ > > VM TCPIP in LPAR A: 10.0.0.7 > > VM TCPIP in LPAR B: 10.0.0.12 > > Virtual machine X in LPAR A: 10.1.4.2 > > Virtual machine Y in LPAR B: 10.1.3.2 > > Our network routes requests for 10.1.4.2 to 10.0.0.7, which is > > connected to X via a virtual CTC. > > Machine X has 10.0.0.7 as its default gateway, so all of > its traffic, > > in and out, is via 10.0.0.7. > > Now I was asked to do the same thing with a virtual machine > in LPAR B: > > 1) to set the default gateway in machine Y to 10.0.0.12 > > 2) to connect VM TCPIP to machine Y with a VCTC > > 3) to have the network route traffic for 10.1.3.2 to 10.0.0.12 > > so that VM's TCPIP at 10.0.0.12 will send it on to 10.1.3.2. > > My problem is that I *think* I understand that the OSA will > not agree > > to do this, since the VM host on LPAR A has the OSA defined as > > PRIROUTER and on LPAR B it is defined as NONROUTER. > > So, my questions here are: > > 1) Can the task requested be done, or will NONROUTER prevent > > VM in LPAR B from getting the packets for 10.1.3.2? > > 2) If #1 is in fact a problem, how can it be solved WITHOUT going > > to VSWITCH? Is there such a solution? > > Thanks, > > Shimon > > > > -- > > > ************************************************************** > ********** > > Shimon Lebowitz mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > VM System Programmer . > > Israel Police National HQ. > > Jerusalem, Israel phone: +972 2 542-9877 fax: 542-9308 > > > ********************************************************************** > > ** > > > > -- > Kris Buelens, > IBM Belgium, VM customer support >
