[Simh] VMware "internal network" and VAX mop frames

[Dave L]

Do you have the relevant NICs set in promiscuous mode?



On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:58:16 -0000, gérard Calliet  
<gerard.calliet at pia-sofer.fr> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> It's not specifically a simh question, but I hope someone had experience  
> about the issue.
>
> I have a VAX VMS on a SIMH on a Windows VMware instance which uses a  
> dedicated NIC for simh.
>
> I have an OpenVMS on an AlphaVM emulator on another Windows VMware  
> instance (on the same VMware server) which uses another dedicated NIC  
> for the emulator.
>
> (The dedicated NIC have no associated protocol (for example ip) ).
>
> I try a network boot from vax vms simh, which could be served by the  
> emulated OpenVMS alpha emulated. I can see the mop broadcasted frames on  
> the wire, outside on the VMware server, but they don't arrive at the NIC  
> at the host instance of the alpha emulation.
>
> I think something is filtered out inside the VMware server between its  
> instances. I don't know more.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gérard Calliet
>
>
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