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Subject: How to connect a VAX/VMS 780 to MILNET?
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Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 02:16:05 EDT
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From: Jon L. Spear 

We (Air Force Weapons Lab) have an IMP with only a PDP 11/50 that can sometimes
be depended upon to run FTP, but would like to improve the situation by
connecting a VAX/VMS machine to the IMP.  This 780 will be the gateway to
MILNET for a local network that we are trying to implement very soon
(broadband backbone with Ethernet subnets).  My questions:

1) What is the recommended way to physically connect a 780 to MILNET?

2) I have heard that VAX/VMS TCP/IP can be bought from Wollengong or gotten
from Tektronix and one other place who's name escapes me for minimal cost
(with minimal support).  Is there a recommended software package for TCP/IP?

3) What is the policy (current and anticipated) for X.25 connections to
MILNET/ARPANET, and should this be considered for our VAX?

(Please reply directly to me as I am not (yet) on the mailing list)

Thanks, Jon

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Capt Jon Spear
JSpear@MIT-MC
AFWL/NTCTS Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-6008
(505)846-0582, av246-0582