7-Sep-83 14:02:07-PDT,2868;000000000001 Return-Path: Received: FROM SRI-NIC BY USC-ISIF.ARPA WITH TCP ; 7 Sep 83 12:08:43 PDT Date: Wed 7 Sep 83 10:15:39-PDT From: NIC@SRI-NIC Subject: DDN Newsletter No. 32 To: DDN-NEWS-DIST: ; cc: NIC@SRI-NIC ====================================================================== DDN-NEWS 32 NETWORK INFO CENTER for 7 Sep 83 DCA DDN Program Mgmt Office NIC@SRI-NIC (415) 859-3695 DEFENSE DATA NETWORK NEWSLETTER [Maximum Distribution Requested. The DDN Newsletter is published by the Network Information Center under DCA contract. For subscription, contact NIC@SRI-NIC. Back issues obtainable by FTP from the directory at SRI-NIC [10.0.0.73].] ====================================================================== Section I. OFFICIAL Topic: - TAC-NEWS SERVICE - MILNET/ARPANET HOST AND TAC ALIGNMENT LIST ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TAC-NEWS SERVICE A news service for TACs has been installed. This service will be used to inform TAC users of important changes in the ARPANET and MILNET, as well as for TAC-specific notices. To reach this service from a TAC, use the "@n" command to the TAC and the connection will automatically be made. The user should then log in with username "tacnews" or "tac-news" (no password required). The tacnews program will scan a mailbox of notices in reverse chronological order when the "@n" command is invoked. MILNET/ARPANET HOST AND TAC ALIGNMENT LIST In DDN Newsletter No. 31, dated 1 Sep 83, TAC users were advised that they should know the net alignments of the TACs and Hosts which they commonly use. This knowledge is especially critical following the MILNET/ARPANET split (4 Oct 83) and the two test days preceding it (8 and 15 Sep 83). A complete list of TACs and Hosts on each net will be placed in a notice available through the TAC-News Service described above. All TAC users should obtain a copy of this list prior to 8 Sep 83. TAC users are also reminded that they must use the complete internet address scheme if they wish to connect to a host on a different network from the TAC they are using. An example of this form of address is: 10.1.0.40, where 10 is the network number of the host being accessed (10 for ARPANET, 26 for MILNET); 1 is the port number of the host being accessed; 0 is reserved and currently is usually 0; 40 is the number of the IMP to which the host is connected. ----END-OF-MESSAGE---- -------