  DECnet version identification? 
 The Question is:
 
I have recently done a VMS upgrade from V6.2 to V7.1 and chose not to
install DECnet-Plus, but to install DECnet-IV for OVMS V7.1.  After
installing DECnet-IV I wanted to verify the version by entering the
following at the ncp prompt:
ncp&gt; show exec char
In the identification line I noticed that the version was DECnet-IV for
OVMS V6.2.
This is the same identification information prior to upgrading DECnet.
I know that this line can be changed manually, but I did the same OVMS
upgrade and I chose to upgrade to DECnet-Plus and the identification line
changed to reflect that DECnet-Plus was installed.  Can you tell me how I
can verify that DECnet-IV for OVMS V7.1 was installed?
 
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks,
 
Jed Popiel
 
 
----- Forwarded Message Ends Here -----
 
 
 The Answer is:
 
  With V7.1 and later, you choose which DECnet version you will have
  installed.
 
  If you do not know which DECnet was installed, you can use the command
  PRODUCT SHOW PRODUCT to check.
 
  With V7.1 and later, with no DECnet kit installed, there is (no surprise
  here :-) no DECnet installed.
 
  Please see the DECNET_VERSION argument to the sys$getsyi system service
  or the f$getsyi lexical function for information on the current DECnet
  Phase installed.
 
  On one local DECnet Phase IV system:
 
$ write sys$output "''f$getsyi(""DECNET_VERSION"")'"
00040000
 
  On one local DECnet-Plus (Phase V) system:
 
$ write sys$output "''f$getsyi(""DECNET_VERSION"")'"
00050D00
 
 
  The version display line you reference is (unfortunately) occasionally
  missed and not updated -- DECnet is rebuild and tested for the version,
  but can sometimes not get reworked to display the version matching the
  OpenVMS version.  (The version identification string for the DECnet
  Phase IV V7.2 kit correctly displays V7.2.)
 
