Re: [TCPIP V5.4] Session Disconnects (and DISCONNECT)

From: Matt Muggeridge (Matt.Muggeridge_at_hp.com)
Date: 02/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 00:18:12 GMT

>When I delete the alias address(es) the sessions
> (eg. DECnet over IP) don't get terminated.

That is a good thing. Protocol modularity and all that.

> 1) Is there a chance that UCX at some time will do this right ?
> eg. do you have an idea what parameters to try (besides how to do
> keepalive for DECnet over IP)

I'm not sure what your expectations are. Using "tcpip disconnect" seems the
right approach. Your 3rd point suggests you would like to see this enhanced
to accept /LOCAL and /REMOTE qualifiers for the port number.

>Is there any chance that UCX will narrow this gap
> (which exists now for a decade) in the very near future ?

Sorry to say that I haven't seen this request on our recent requirements
list. However, I will forward it along. But before I do, is there more to
it than:

    tcpip disco dev /LOCAL=<local port number> /REMOTE=<remote port number>

Of course, like all work, this will be prioritised accordingly. You can
check in periodically to see where it is up to. If you need our product
manager's email address, drop me a line.

>Otherwise I will
> have to write a DCL script instead of using one simple TCPIP command...

That will have to be your solution in the near term.

> 3) Is there a chance that a lexical function (F$GETDVI comes to mind) will
> (in the very near future) give me IP information (like the local IP
address
> and/or port number) on BG devices ? Otherwise I will have to parse output
> files (written by CRTL).

In the very near future... no. If you can email me your requirement (the
more detail the better) it will be added to our requirements list and
reviewed during the next cycle.

> Any hope ?

There is always hope. Keep smiling. :-)

Matt. 

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"Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER" <peter@langstoeger.at> wrote in message
news:newscache$iaucth$pvy1$1@news.sil.at...
> I seem to have problems with the use of (service) alias addresses (which
> I do with IFCONFIG). When I delete the alias address(es) the sessions
> (eg. DECnet over IP) don't get terminated.
>
> 1) Is there a chance that UCX at some time will do this right ?
> eg. do you have an idea what parameters to try (besides how to do
> keepalive for DECnet over IP)
>
> 2) I can do an DISCONNECT DEVICE_SOCKET for the remaining sessions, but
> unfortunately TCPware has an /LOCAL and /REMOTE qualifier for KILL
CONNECTIONS
> but TCPIP has not not. Is there any chance that UCX will narrow this gap
> (which exists now for a decade) in the very near future ? Otherwise I will
> have to write a DCL script instead of using one simple TCPIP command...
>
> 3) Is there a chance that a lexical function (F$GETDVI comes to mind) will
> (in the very near future) give me IP information (like the local IP
address
> and/or port number) on BG devices ? Otherwise I will have to parse output
> files (written by CRTL).
>
> Any hope ?
>
> -- 
> Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER
> Network and OpenVMS system specialist
> E-mail  peter@langstoeger.at
> A-1030 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist