[Simh] VDE Networking not working for me?

[Mark Benson]

NETWORK CONFIG:
===============

# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet manual

auto vmstap0
iface vmstap0 inet manual
         vde2-switch -t vmstap0 -s /tmp/vde.ctl \
                     -M /tmp/vde.mgmt -m 666 --mgmtmode 666

auto br0
iface br0 inet static
     address 192.168.1.20
     netmask 255.255.255.0
     network 192.168.1.0
     broadcast 192.168.1.255
     gateway 192.168.1.254
     bridge_ports eth0 vmstap0
     dns-search home
     dns-nameservers 192.168.1.254 8.8.8.8

#auto wlan0
#iface wlan0 inet static

#auto wlan1
#iface wlan1 inet static

SIMH CONFIG:
============

#STAR69 DECnet Area Router OpenVMS 7.3
#Configuration File
#Mark Benson 2015/08/30

#Attach NVRAM storage
ATTACH NVR 3900.nvram

#Disable Unused Hardware
#SET TR DISABLED
SET LPT DISABLED
SET RL DISABLED
SET TS DISABLED
SET TQ DISABLED

#Attach Ethernet to VDE Switch
#ATTACH XQ vde:/tmp/vde.ctl

#Attach Ethernet to eth0 (libpcap)
ATTACH XQ eth0

#Set & Attach Storage Devices
SET RQ0 RA92
ATTACH RQ0 STAR69SYS.dsk
SET RQ1 RA92
ATTACH RQ1 STAR69DATA.dsk
#Disable other disks on RQ
SET RQ2 DISABLED
SET RQ3 DISABLED

#Enable and Set CD-ROM (RQB0)
SET RQB KRQ50
SET RQB ENABLED
SET RQB0 RRD40
#Attach OpenVMS 7.3 Install Media
ATTACH RQB0 OpenVMS7.3VAX.iso
#Disable other disks on RQB
SET RQB1 DISABLED
SET RQB2 DISABLED
SET RQB3 DISABLED

#Setup DZV11 Terminal Multiplexer
SET DZ LINES=4
#Attach on Telnet Port 3901
ATTACH DZ 3901

#Setup Console Telnet Port & Buffering
SET CONSOLE TELNET=3900
SET CONSOLE TELNET=BUFFERED
SET CONSOLE LOG=STAR69_CONSOLE.log

#ISSUE BOOT COMMAND!!
#BOOT
#

VDE Management Ouput:
=====================

mark at atomica:~/simh$ unixterm /tmp/vde.mgmt
VDE switch V.2.3.2
(C) Virtual Square Team (coord. R. Davoli) 2005,2006,2007 - GPLv2

vde$ port/allprint
0000 DATA END WITH '.'
Port 0001 untagged_vlan=0000 ACTIVE - Unnamed Allocatable
  Current User: NONE Access Control: (User: NONE - Group: NONE)
  IN:  pkts       9659          bytes              1044095
  OUT: pkts        106          bytes                13212
   -- endpoint ID 0007 module tuntap      : vmstap0
Port 0002 untagged_vlan=0000 ACTIVE - Unnamed Allocatable
  Current User: mark Access Control: (User: NONE - Group: NONE)
  IN:  pkts        112          bytes                13572
  OUT: pkts        639          bytes                52448
   -- endpoint ID 0003 module unix prog   : simh user=mark PID=7973 
SSH=192.168.1.101
.
1000 Success

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