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From: cordelkj@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Kevin John Cordell)
Subject: Windows for Workgroups and Pathworks for VMS
Organization: University of Cincinnati
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 17:28:44 GMT

I have a question to ask regarding Pathworks..  If I have a network of
PC's tied together via Ethernet and running say Windows for
Workgroups, and I get Pathworks for VMS on my VAX, do I have to have
Pathworks for DOS on the PC's??  or will the peer-to-peer network
software be enought to access the VAX??

thanks in advance.. please answer to my mailbox.. as I don't read this
newsgroup regularly..

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Kevin J. Cordell
Cordelkj@ucunix.san.uc.edu

Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: richardb@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Richard Banks)
Subject: Problem with print queues.
Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 08:24:49 GMT

I have what one might term a small problem with a print queue.

I have a HP IIIP laser printer sitting on a port on a decserver 200.
It is set up as a queue on the pathworks server (a MicroVAX 3100), and printing
from the VAX to the printer works fine.

The problem is that when I try to print from a PC on the LAN I get the message
Error writing file: LPT2
where lpt2 is the printer (obtained by "use LPT2: \\ARN1\HPPORT")

The problem came about when I was trying to print, and one of my workmates
decided it was a good time to service the UPS and powered everything off, 
including the PC and the network server.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Richard Banks.
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Compatibility of pathworks copy and kermit transfer
From: "JEFFERY CHEW NSEP-CIM, TEL:604-837211 EX 268, FAX604-833894"<vccmep%epmv50.dnet@GPO.NSC.COM>
Date: 11 Jan 1993 16:00:22 -0800
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Hi all:

Sometime ago I posted a porblem with regards to binary file transfer.  Well
I was instructed to look into the c-kermit, which I did...thanks to all
that responded.

However, I am still facing this problem.  If I do a file copy through
pathworks to the VAX system, and I download it to a PC through kermit, the
program does not work.  But if I upload it via kermit and redownload it, it
works fine.  In other words, should the upload done using pathworks, it
will only work if download via pathworks too.  The funny thing is both
version (kermit & pathworks) uploads works fine on VAX tested through
pathworks virtual dirve.

The diagram below will explain more:

                        pathworks(copy)
                PC --------------------> VAX     OK

          pathworks(copy)                         C-Kermit
    VAX ------------------->PC  OK     VAX ------------------->PC  problem



                        C-Kermit
                PC -----------------------> VAX  OK

          pathworks(copy)                         C-Kermit
    VAX ------------------->PC  OK     VAX ------------------->PC  OK


I even tried to HEX dump both versions of upload and there seems to be a
different in 1 of the byte.  Has anyone come across this problem before? Is
there a solution to this problem?  You can e-mail directly to me.  Thanks.


Jeffery Chew
vccmep%epmv50.dnet@gpo.nsc.com
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: New users can't use pathworks mail...
From: "Prof. David Miller" <DMILLER%BSU.DECNET@MSUS1.BITNET>
Date: 10 Jan 1993 19:20:00 -0600 (CST)
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> Jaye Mathisen, COE Systems Manager                (406) 994-4780
> 410 Roberts Hall,Dept. of Computer Science
>  Montana State University,Bozeman MT 59717      osyjm@cs.montana.edu
>.. details omitted
> go through all the screens just taking the defaults, and
> it creates the account.  The account looks fine,
> but if the user tries to run pathworks mail, they can't
> get logged in, and it leaves a server process hanging around
> on the vax.
> .... details omitted
> If they use SETHOST, they have no problems getting on the vax
> and using normal vaxmail, but no pcmail.

I had a problem like that. It turned out to be the users' LOGIN.COM file
attempting to WRITE to the screen. I added:

        IF F$MODE .NES. "INTERACTIVE" THEN EXIT

to their LOGIN files. Problem went away.
                                   /-------------------\
Dave.                             ||      /\   *       ||
                                  ||    /    \  /\     ||
DMILLER@VAX1.Bemidji.MSUS.EDU     ||  /_      _\   \   ||
           or                     ||   /      \     _\ ||
DMILLER%BSU.DECNET@MSUS1.BITNET   || /__________\___\  ||
                                  ||      ||    ||     ||
Bemidji (Minn.) State University   \------||    -------/
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Third party drives on InfoServer
From: ANDRE MENARD <ANDRE@NICKEL.LAURENTIAN.CA>
Date: 06 Jan 1993 12:08:00 -0500 (EST)
X-VMS-Cc: ANDRE
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>Hi Andre,
>
>I don't have any Hitachi drives, but do have Toshiba's in towers on my
>InfoServers.  I normally set up a service for all my CD-ROM disks (like this):
>        CREATE SERVICE TEMP1 FOR DK4: CLASS V2.0
>
>Then, on the PC side, I connect to that drive:
>        USE ?: \\MLINF1\TEMP1 /CD
>
>Is this how you are using your InfoServers?  If not could
>you be a bit more specific.  The machine (from my experience) is truly
>plug and play, but sometimes a little heavier on the play than I'd like.  -
> George

From the InfoServer side, when I use the Show Device Command, it returns
a "Volume Name:" of Unknown.

This occurs with CD's that I know work from the RRD42 and have valid
Volume Names. When I tried the Create Service command, it told me that
there was no CD mounted in the drive.

Andre
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: Chris McNeil <cmcneil@mta.ca>
Subject: REMOTE Boot any other way ?
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A76F25CD15010108@rush.mta.ca>
X-Xxdate: Tue, 5 Jan 93 16: 47:25 GMT
Organization: Mount Allison University
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d11
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:43:46 GMT

Is it possible to remote boot pathworks 4.1 for Dos using anything
other than DEC's method. For example could I use bootp and have the boot
image on my bootp server ? Is anyone doing this ?

Chris McNeil
cmcneil@mta.ca
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: houseman@Turing.ORG (Carl Houseman)
Subject: Re: LANSESS & Windows Fixes
Organization: The Turing Project, Public Access Internet Host
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 18:07:52 GMT

In article <01GTA4D1YFR08WXRTW@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu> Alan Cantrell <CANTRELL@VUCTRVAX.BITNET> writes:
>>  To fix your problems with LANSESS & Windows upgrade the following files to:
>>             DECNET.386 ->  V4.1.11
>>             DECNB.386  ->  V4.1.11
>>             DNNETH.EXE ->  V4.1.127
>>  They should be available through the DECPCI forum on Compuserve or through
>>  DEC support channels.
>>  - Ralph
>
>Forgive me if this should be obvious, but how can you tell what version of
>these files that you have?
>
>--Alan
>

Start up the Control Panel, and click on Network.

>Alan Cantrell
>Vanderbilt University Computer Center
>
>cantrell@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu
>CANTRELL@VUCTRVAX

Carl Houseman
GENICOM Engineering
(new e-mail address as of 1/11/93 not known yet!)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: ccksb@trentu.ca (Ken Brown)
Subject: Pathworks Mail - carbon copy syntax
Reply-To: ccksb@trentu.ca (Ken Brown)
Organization: Trent University
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 15:56:25 GMT


OK, call me crazy...

How do I carbon copy a message with Pathworks Mail?  I really want the
equivalent of VMS MAIL `send/cc'.  (I'm using version 4.1).

--
Ken Brown                                   internet: kbrown@trentu.ca
Trent University Computing & Telecommunications  tel: (705)748-1540
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, K9J 7B8           fax: (705)748-1246
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Type 15 error
From: John Chadwick <CHADWICK@UNMB.BITNET>
Date: 05 Jan 1993 14:56:00 -0600 (MDT)
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Original_To:  JNET%"mac-l@yalevm"
Original_cc:  JNET%"lanworks@miamiu"

I am running macs using system 7.0.1 on a Pathworks 1.1 VMS network. Earlier
today I got a Type 15 Error and the mounted volumes disappeared from the
desktop, the VAX gave an error message of no I/O channels available, and I
finally had to reboot the macs and restart the fileserver on the VAX to get
everything back up and running.

I am curious as to what a type 15 error is and what can cause it.

Thanks,

john chadwick
chadwick@bootes.unm.edu
or
chadwick@unmb (bitnet)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Is there a 'Maximum # of files' limitation on a virtual disk??
From: KEN@HLYCROSS.BITNET
Date: 04 Jan 1993 15:44:06 -0400
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT

The number of files is suspiciously close to the maximum number of files in a
DOS hard drive root directory.  If you try creating a sub-directory and copying
all files to it the problem may well go away.

Good Luck!!

Ken Scott
Ken@hcacad.holycross.edu
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Word for Windows & PATHWORKS for OS/2
From: "Scott P. Haas, Medical College Hospital, Toledo OH" <HAAS@MCOIARC.BITNET>
Date: 06 Jan 1993 10:50:45 -0400
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII
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 Anyone know what is causing this problem?
 When Word is ran from a file service on a VAX everything works OK.

 When Word is ran from a file service on a PC running Pathworks
 for OS/2 -  if we save files to a file service on the VAX it
 blows Windows out - usually not on the first save - but for sure if
 you start Word again and save the file a second time.   We can
 save to the PC hard drive or to an area on the Pathworks for OS/2 server
 machine just fine.  We all swear - this was not a problem a few
 weeks ago and something changed somewhere to start causing it?
 Everyone running Word now has this problem - all kinds of different
 setups, Window 3.0, 3.1, Word 2.0A, Word 2.0B, client 3.0 or 4.1 etc.
From: granoff@keptin.enet.dec.com (Mark H. Granoff)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Re: pathworks/mac: volume passwords won't go away
Date: 8 Jan 93 15:10:31 GMT
Reply-To: granoff@ranger.enet.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Littleton, MA


In article olin@vger.cheme.cornell.edu (Steve Thompson) writes:
>
>We are running PATHWORKS/MAC V1.1 under VMS 5.5-1 on a VAX 4000/500. I
>originally created several file services with volume passwords, and now
>wish to remove them. However,
>
>	MSA$MANAGER> MODIFY FILE "file service" /NOPASSWORD
>
>only removes the password for the current invocation of the file server;
>the volume password is back the next time the file server is started. Using
>the undocumented /PERMANENT qualifier on the above command does nothing.
>Has anyone seen this, and is there any way to permanently remove the volume
>password, short of deleting and re-creating the file service?

MSA$MANAGER has no such syntax.  Did you mean

	MSA$MANAGER> MODIFY VOLUME "volume name" /NOPASSWORD
                            ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If you did, then this is a known problem, which is fixed in V1.1 ECO 1.

--
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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: wb@arb-phys.uni-dortmund.de (Wilhelm B. Kloke)
Subject: Re: vms/dos archivers/dearchivers
Organization: Institut f. Arbeitsphysiologie a.d. Uni Dortmund
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 09:14:52 GMT

In article <garber.20.0@aru.dom.uab.edu> garber@aru.dom.uab.edu (David W. Garber) writes:
>Does anyone know of a pair of archivers/dearchivers which work equivalently 
>on ms-dos and vms?  For instance, I want to archive a postscript file 
We use zoo for this purpose. Zoo files are compatible on VMS, MS-DOS and
some other well known systems. Of course, on VMS the usage has to
be restricted to ASCII text files and fixed record size files, and, for
the latter, a utility to fix the stream-lf to fixed is needed.
We use Zoo 2.10 on all systems, mostly with option aunh to add files.
Zip/unzip is good for this purpose also, of course.
-- 
Dipl.-Math. Wilhelm Bernhard Kloke,
Institut fuer Arbeitsphysiologie an der Universitaet Dortmund
Ardeystrasse 67, D-4600 Dortmund 1, Tel. 0231-1084-257
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Is there a 'Maximum # of files' limitation on a virtual disk??
From: "A. Mahendra Rajah, System Manager" <MAHENDRA@MEENA.CC.UREGINA.CA>
Date: 02 Jan 1993 05:21:17 -0500
X-VMS-Cc: MAHENDRA
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Hello:

    Does anybody know if there is an upper limit on how many files one can
    store in any directory on a virtual disk? We are trying to do the
    following:

    1.    All Win31 files are on a file service (say) W:
    2.    Create a 64MB disk service on the server - call it H:
    3.    Connect to both W: and H: from a PC.
    4.    XCopy or just plain copy all files from W: to H:

    Step 4 fails after copying 511 files and cmplains "cannot make a
    directory entry" for any more files.

    Is this normal? Is there a workaround? Am I missing something very
    obvious? (It is 4:19 AM right now).

    Any help will be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks.

    -- mahendra (A. Mahendra Rajah :: Mahendra @ Meena.CC.URegina.CA)
       System Manager, Dept of Computing Services, University of Regina,
       Regina, Sask., Canada.
From: backstrom@ranger.enet.dec.com (ranger::backstrom)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Notification of ALL-IN-1 [IOS] Mail
Date: 12 Jan 93 05:01:33 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)

>                            ES12453@SWTEXAS.BITNET
>                         Notification of All-in-1 Mail
>
>   Hello all.
>
>   Does anyone know of a way to notify a Pathworks user when they receive
>   mail in All-in-1 IOS?  I'm looking for something similar to the message
>   that interactive users get when they receive All-in-1 mail.  This way a
>   Pathworks users does not have to have a terminal session running in order
>   to get new mail notification.

    I don't know of any built-in capabilities in the ALL-IN-1 IOS (Integrated
    Office System) software to notify PC users of incoming mail.
    
    Those that I do know of is the VMS Mail user interface supplied with
    PATHWORKS for DOS, which doesn't help you, if the users use ALL-IN-1 IOS.
    
    The DEC MAILworks UI (formerly known as ALL-IN-1 MAIL; i.e. the X.400
    mail product) is also capable of sending PATHWORKS broadcast messages
    for incoming mail.
    
    And the TeamLinks product (which can interface to ALL-IN-1 IOS and
    DEC MAILworks) does this as well.
    
    For a pure ALL-IN-1 IOS environment, I know there are VMS utilities
    that can check from DCL whether there is any new mail (I recall a simple
    one could even be included with the software nowadays, but I don't remeber
    for sure). 
    
    Those could be modified to use the PCSA_MANAGER program to send a 
    broadcast message to PC's. I.e. you'd use an existing program to check 
    for ALL-IN-1 IOS mail, and if there is mail, look up from a table which 
    PC that user is supposed to use, and send a message with "PCSA BROADCAST 
    pc message". Run the job in a low-priority batch process and invoke it 
    periodically (once a minute, once per five minutes or whatever).
    
    I don't know, if you could plug in a procedure directly into ALL-IN-1
    IOS to send the broadcast immediately when the mail arrives, but your
    Digital Customer Support should be able to answer that part.
    
    ...petri (petri.backstrom@ljo.mts.dec.com)
       Personal Computing Integration Engineering
       Digital Equipment Corporation
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: a722756@roper.mc.ti.com (W. Donald Rolph)
Subject: RE: Still problems with sethost
Originator: a722756@roper.mc.ti.com
Organization: Texas Instruments / Attleboro Mass / USA
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 20:29:25 GMT


In article <930105073817.2020084c@JHUDEV.DEV.JHU.EDU>, bachism <BACHISM@JHUDEV.DEV.JHU.EDU> writes:
|> Have you told Windows that you are running on a Pathworks Network (in Windows
|> Setup)?????????


This is particularly critical with windows 3.1 as there is a bug in the windows
code supporting redirectors with the stad microsoft lanman network setting!
-- 

Regards.
 
Don Rolph  a722756@pan.mc.ti.com WD3 MS10-13 (508)-699-1263
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: PCX$SERVER and LOGIN.COM
From: "Prof. David Miller" <DMILLER%BSU.DECNET@MSUS1.BITNET>
Date: 07 Jan 1993 19:31:00 -0600 (CST)
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Netters:

The answer to this has got to be in TFM, but I've been looking on and off for
weeks without luck. If someone would just point out the volume and page I'd
appreciate it.

When using DECwindows from a PC (i.e., DWDOS386 - DECW$WINMGR - VUE$MASTER),
what LOGIN.COM files are used? Apparently not DECW$LOGIN.COM. The DECwindows
Cookbook doesn't address this case - and that is the only documentation I've
found on the subject.

Dave.

DMILLER@VAX1.Bemidji.MSUS.EDU
           or
DMILLER%BSU.DECNET@MSUS1.BITNET

Bemidji (Minn.) State University
From: backstrom@ranger.enet.dec.com (ranger::backstrom)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Windows for Workgroups and PATHWORKS for VMS
Date: 12 Jan 93 05:01:24 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)

>                cordelkj@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Kevin John Cordell)
>                 Windows for Workgroups and Pathworks for VMS
>
>I have a question to ask regarding Pathworks..  If I have a network of
>PC's tied together via Ethernet and running say Windows for
>Workgroups, and I get Pathworks for VMS on my VAX, do I have to have
>Pathworks for DOS on the PC's??  or will the peer-to-peer network
>software be enought to access the VAX??

    Not for two reasons:
    
        1) Any kind of access to a PATHWORKS for VMS server requires
           a PATHWORKS for DOS client license (even if you wouldn't
           use the actual PATHWORKS for DOS software; technically any
           LAN Manager client with the correct transport protocol works).
           
        2) The current version of the PATHWORKS for VMS server only 
           speaks the DECnet or TCP/IP protocols (which ever - or could be
           both - is installed on the server). The Windows for Workgroups
           transport protocols are NetBEUI or IPX. In other words, you'd
           have to wait for PW4VMS to support either NetBEUI or IPX, or
           install DECnet or TCP/IP on the PC's.
           
    You can request from Digital a white paper describing how to set up
    a PATHWORKS and Windows for Workgroups PC. It is also downloadable
    from Digital's CompuServe forum DECPCI or the U.S. DECUServe system.
    Currently I know of no Internet locations for the document.
    
    ...petri (petri.backstrom@ljo.mts.dec.com)
       Personal Computing Integration Engineering
       Digital Equipment Corporation
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: houseman@Turing.ORG (Carl Houseman)
Subject: Re: VT320 DBL-HIGH DBL-WIDE Display Problems
Organization: The Turing Project, Public Access Internet Host
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 17:55:08 GMT

In article <01GTA36Q3IXE006MJF@VAXF.COLORADO.EDU> "Peter Dunn, Telecomm" <DUNNP@AHECAS.COLORADO.EDU> writes:
>When running the Windows version of VT320, the double high/double wide
>text shows up as repeated line in double-wide, and the following lines
>have intermittent tabs (or maybe spaces) inserted.  While not inhibiting
>its use, it IS ugly.
>
>Anyone have any ideas, clues, or suggestions?

You need to install the DEC terminal fonts in Windows.  You can do this
with Windows' Setup.  The fonts are in \PCAPP, I believe.

Carl Houseman
GENICOM Engineering
(new e-mail address as of 1/11 not known yet)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: NCSA TELNET
From: "Themistoklis I. Pentakalos" <MIS5000@UMBCADMN.BITNET>
Date: 06 Jan 1993 11:55:00 -0500 (EST)
X-VMS-Cc: MIS5000
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Hey everyone,

        Is anyone out there using Pathworks for DOS 4.1 successfully with
NCSA Telnet?

        Thanks!
        Themos
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Pathworks Compatibility
From: "Ms. Shannon Savage" <SAVAGESM@SNYCENVA.BITNET>
Date: 08 Jan 1993 11:04:00 -0500 (EST)
X-Organization: SUNY Central Administration, SUNY Plaza  Albany  NY 12246
X-VMS-Cc: SAVAGESM
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Hi,


Although I've heard, and read, and been told that Pathworks for DOS
Clients version 4.0 are compatible with Pathworks for VMS version 4.1
server... I just wanted to double check on the list before proceeding.
And/or any known problems that exist with this setup?

Please excuse this FAQ.

Thanks in advance,

Shannon M. Savage
SUNY Central Administration
University Plaza
Albany, N.Y. 12246

BITNET:  SAVAGESM@SNYCENVA.BITNE
From: backstrom@ranger.enet.dec.com (ranger::backstrom)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: VT320 DBL-HIGH DBL-WIDE Display Problems
Date: 12 Jan 93 05:01:52 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)

>               DUNNP@AHECAS.COLORADO.EDU (Peter Dunn, Telecomm)
>                   VT320 DBL-HIGH DBL-WIDE Display Problems
>
>When running the Windows version of VT320, the double high/double wide
>text shows up as repeated line in double-wide, and the following lines
>have intermittent tabs (or maybe spaces) inserted.  While not inhibiting
>its use, it IS ugly.

    Use the Windows Control Panel to install the DEC Terminal Emulation
    font (DECTERM.FON) from the \PCAPP directory on the PCSAV41 system
    service.
    
    ...petri (petri.backstrom@ljo.mts.dec.com)
       Personal Computing Integration Engineering
       Digital Equipment Corporation
From: burrows@brons.enet.dec.com (Jim Burrows)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Re: Same LAT address from two different Macs
Date: 4 Jan 93 22:04:05 GMT
Reply-To: burrows@brons.enet.dec.com (Jim Burrows)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Littleton, MA


It doesn't SOUND right to me, but I'd need more details to be sure.
What are the addresses in question?

I expect to see something alongthe lines of "LAT_AA000400CC27/Port0"
where "AA000400CC27" is the ethernet address of the Mac. This should
be unique. It is possible to get them doubly allocated, especially if
you are running DECnet. The "AA000400" in the above address is the
DECnet-specific prefix, with CC27 being the DECnet address swapped.

If you deinstall DECnet incorrectly, your Mac can end up retaining the
DECnet specific address even after you've stopped running DECnet.
If you then give the deinstalled address to a new Mac you could have
two wit the same Ethernet address.

The correct way to remove DECnet is to first change the line setting
to be anythying but Ethernet. This causes the resource that tells
the Ethernet driver to change the address to be removed from the
System file. Once that's done you can safely remove DECnet from the
system by removing the files. If you just remove all of the DECnet,
that resource will be left behind, and even when DECnet is gone,
you'll continue to use the address.

JimB.