| Title: | DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT. | 
| Notice: | Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187 | 
| Moderator: | TAEC::BEROUD | 
| Created: | Mon Aug 21 1989 | 
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 6497 | 
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    I'm running DECmcc V1.2 on a DECstation 5200.  I'm using a local
    namespace.
    
    I have three questions to ask, and would appreciate it if someone could
    respond.
    
    1) In using Autoconfiguration and Autopology for IP nodes, the manual
    says you can specify "permit <address> <mask>" and gives an example of
    "permit 16.0.0.0 255.255.0.0".  I am not that familiar with IP and was
    wondering if the 255.255.0.0 mask meant that "255" meant everything,
    ie., for an address of a.b.c.d, all adresses of *.*.0.0 are to be included 
    in the discovery?
    
    2) Is it possible to rename a domain or an entity, and if so how?  For
    example, there is a domained named .bldg1, and I want to rename it to
    .domain.bldg1.  I did create a new domain with the new name I wanted
    and copied the old domain to it.  It copied the entities, but not the
    lines and other text I had created.
    
    3) Is there anyway to display the subdirectories in the local name
    space??  I know its possible to display the dns tree in VMS DECmcc.
    
    Thanks,
    
    /Dave
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| 4223.1 | one late answer | TNPUBS::JONG | The Nostalgia Tour | Tue May 11 1993 14:24 | 10 | 
|     Dave, you probably got an answer some time ago, but for #1 at least...
    
    >> 1) In using Autoconfiguration and Autopology for IP nodes, the manual
    >> says you can specify "permit <address> <mask>" and gives an example of
    >> "permit 16.0.0.0 255.255.0.0".  I am not that familiar with IP and was
    >> wondering if the 255.255.0.0 mask meant that "255" meant everything,
    >> ie., for an address of a.b.c.d, all adresses of *.*.0.0 are to be 
    >> included in the discovery?
    
    I believe the answer is yes.  255 means "everything."
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| 4223.2 | The logic is reversed | FARMS::LYONS | Ahh, but fortunately, I have the key to escape reality. | Tue May 11 1993 15:13 | 12 | 
| "permit 16.20.0.0 255.555.0.0" means allow all nodes 16.20.*.*, not *.*.0.0 as stated in the previous reply. For some arbitrary address, aa.bb.cc.dd, *AND* that address with the mask and compare it to the address part of the permit (or host-permit, or deny or host-deny) If the results are equal, permit (or deny) that address. | |||||