Fuzzball - Revision history

Pixitha: /* External links */

2025-05-29T01:47:16Z

‎External links

Larsbrinkhoff: Name was missing.

2024-10-14T06:18:40Z

Name was missing.

Jnc: Re-classify

2024-10-12T23:34:37Z

Re-classify

Pixitha: /* Examples of routers */

2023-06-02T22:34:57Z

‎Examples of routers

Pixitha: added more structure/layout stuff

2023-06-02T19:30:20Z

added more structure/layout stuff

Pixitha: cleaned up router info, started to describe the OS a bit.

2023-06-02T19:06:54Z

cleaned up router info, started to describe the OS a bit.

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Pixitha: added link to Daves UDEL bio page

2023-06-02T02:21:36Z

added link to Daves UDEL bio page

Pixitha: Added last known config snippets for various routers.

2023-06-02T02:16:57Z

Added last known config snippets for various routers.

Larsbrinkhoff: /* External links */ Link to Fuzzball information by David Mills.

2021-10-26T05:07:06Z

‎External links: Link to Fuzzball information by David Mills.

Jnc: 2-cat, mention useage

2018-06-10T15:22:40Z

2-cat, mention useage

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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20220612234439/https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/database/papers/fuzz.pdf The Fuzzball]
 * [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/database/papers/bone.pdf The NSFNET Backbone Network]
 [[Category: PDP-11 Operating Systems]]
 [[Category: Non-DEC Operating Systems]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:18, 14 October 2024
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−	The ''' ''' was a [[PDP-11]] [[operating system]] by [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ David Mills]. Although it was originally designed as an investigative tool and prototyping work-bench, it saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work as a backbone [[router]] for the [[NSFNET]].	+	The '''Fuzzball''' was a [[PDP-11]] [[operating system]] by [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ David Mills]. Although it was originally designed as an investigative tool and prototyping work-bench, it saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work as a backbone [[router]] for the [[NSFNET]].

	== Operating System ==		== Operating System ==

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-[[PDP-11]] operating system by [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ David Mills]; although it was originally designed as an investigative tool and prototyping work-bench it saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work as a backbone router for the NSFNET.
+The ''' ''' was a [[PDP-11]] [[operating system]] by [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ David Mills]. Although it was originally designed as an investigative tool and prototyping work-bench, it saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work as a backbone [[router]] for the [[NSFNET]].
 == Operating System ==
-This operating system was built atop of [[RT-11]], where RT-11 would boot, then directly jump into a virtual Fuzzball machine. If you needed to change something on the underyling host, you needed to reboot the machine.
+This operating system was built atop of [[RT-11]], where RT-11 would boot, then directly jump into a virtual Fuzzball machine. If you needed to change something on the underlying host, you needed to reboot the machine.
 == Deployment within NSFNET ==
 == Deployment as NTP Servers ==
 == Examples of routers ==
 * '''DCN1:''' lsi-11/23 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether
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 * '''timer.nta.no:''' lsi-11/23 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether
 ==See also==
-* [[FuzzballConfigFiles]]
-* [[FuzzabllBuildNotes]]
+* [[Fuzzball config files]]
 ==External links==
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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20220612234439/https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/database/papers/fuzz.pdf The Fuzzball]
 * [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/database/papers/bone.pdf The NSFNET Backbone Network]
 [[Category: PDP-11 Operating Systems]]
 [[Category: Non-DEC Operating Systems]]

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 * '''DCN2:''' lsi-11/73 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether
-* '''DCN4 (backroom):''' lsi-11/73 (2048k), rx02, mscp, dlv11, dmv11
+* '''DCN4:''' lsi-11/73 (2048k), rx02, mscp, dlv11, dmv11
 * '''DCN6:''' lsi-11/73 (2048k), rx02, mscp, dlv11, dmv11, etc

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-[[PDP-11]] operating system by [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ David Mills]; saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work.
+[[PDP-11]] operating system by [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ David Mills]; although it was originally designed as an investigative tool and prototyping work-bench it saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work as a backbone router for the NSFNET.
 This operating system was built atop of [[RT-11]], where RT-11 would boot, then directly jump into a virtual Fuzzball machine. If you needed to change something on the underyling host, you needed to reboot the machine.
-==== Examples of routers ====
+== Deployment within NSFNET ==
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 * '''timer.nta.no:''' lsi-11/23 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether
 ==External links==
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 * [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/gallery/gallery10.html Fuzzball information by David Mills]
 * [http://web.archive.org/web/20141108042310/http://malarky.udel.edu/~dmills/data/du0/ Archived source code]
-* [http://ftp.dbit.com/pub/pdp11/fuzzball/fuzz.pdf The Fuzzball]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20220612234439/https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/database/papers/fuzz.pdf The Fuzzball]
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← Older revision		Revision as of 02:21, 2 June 2023
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−	[[PDP-11]] operating system by David Mills; saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work.	+	[[PDP-11]] operating system by [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ David Mills]; saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work.

	Outputs from the last Fuzzball disk image provided by David Mills. The dates are listed as 1992.		Outputs from the last Fuzzball disk image provided by David Mills. The dates are listed as 1992.

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:16, 2 June 2023
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	[[PDP-11]] operating system by David Mills; saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work.		[[PDP-11]] operating system by David Mills; saw extensive use in early [[Internet]] work.
		+
		+	Outputs from the last Fuzzball disk image provided by David Mills. The dates are listed as 1992.
		+
		+
		+	'''DCN1: lsi-11/23 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether'''
		+	<nowiki>
		+	.type bos7.com
		+	! dcn1
		+	! lsi-11/23 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether
		+	MACRO DAT7+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO SUP7+SUP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDY7 SUP7+DSKDY+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDL7 SUP7+DSKDL+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:INP7 SUP7+INP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO UDEL2+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:SBNET7 SUP7+SBNETH+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS7/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS7/GLOBAL DAT7,SUP7,INP7
		+	SBNET7,UDEL2,DSKDY7,DSKDL7,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY (DAT7,SUP7,DSKDY7,DSKDL7,UDEL2,INP7).OBJ
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY SBNET7.OBJ
		+	</nowiki>
		+
		+	'''DCN2: lsi-11/73 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether'''
		+	<nowiki>
		+	.type bos3.com
		+	! dcn2
		+	! lsi-11/73 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether
		+	MACRO DAT3+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO SUP3+SUP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDY3 SUP3+DSKDY+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDL3 SUP3+DSKDL+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:INP3 SUP3+INP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO UDEL2+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:SBNET3 SUP3+SBNETH+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS3/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS3/GLOBAL DAT3,SUP3,INP3
		+	SBNET3,UDEL2,DSKDY3,DSKDL3,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY (DAT3,SUP3,DSKDY3,DSKDL3,UDEL2,INP3).OBJ
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY SBNET3.OBJ
		+	</nowiki>
		+
		+	'''DCN4 (backroom): lsi-11/73 (2048k), rx02, mscp, dlv11, dmv11, etc.'''
		+	<nowiki>
		+	.type bos4.com
		+	! dcn4 (backroom)
		+	! lsi-11/73 (2048k), rx02, mscp, dlv11, dmv11, etc.
		+	!MACRO DAT4+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	!MACRO/OBJECT:SUP4 SUP4+SUP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	!MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDY4 SUP4+DSKDY+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	!MACRO/OBJECT:INP4 SUP4+INP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO UDEL4+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS4/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS4/GLOBAL DAT4,SUP4,DSKDY4,INP4
		+	UDEL4,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	!DELETE/NOQUERY (DAT4,SUP4,DSKDY4,INP4,UDEL4).OBJ
		+	</nowiki>
		+
		+	'''udel7 (University of Delaware): lsi-11/23 (256k), rx02, rl02, dlv11'''
		+	<nowiki>
		+	.TYPE BOS5.COM
		+	! udel7
		+	! lsi-11/23 (256k), rx02, rl02, dlv11
		+	MACRO DAT5+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO SUP5+SUP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:INP5 SUP5+INP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDY5 SUP5+DSKDY+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDL5 SUP5+DSKDL+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO UDEL2+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS5/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS5/GLOBAL DAT5,SUP5,INP5
		+	UDEL2,DSKDY5,DSKDL5,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY (DAT5,SUP5,INP5,DSKDY5,DSKDL5,UDEL2).OBJ
		+	</nowiki>
		+
		+	'''DCN6: lsi-11/73 (2048k), rx02, mscp, dlv11, dmv11, etc.'''
		+	<nowiki>
		+	.TYPE BOS6.COM
		+
		+	! Generate egp server
		+	!MACRO EGP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY+NETLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	!MACRO EGP6+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	!LINK EGP6,EGP,NETLIB
		+	!DELETE/NOQUERY (EGP,EGP6).OBJ
		+	! dcn6 (backroom)
		+	! lsi-11/73 (2048k), rx02, mscp, dlv11, dmv11, etc.
		+	MACRO DAT6+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:SUP6 SUP6+SUP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDY6 SUP6+DSKDY+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:INP6 SUP6+INP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:SBNET6 SUP6+SBNETH+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO UDEL6+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS6/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS6/GLOBAL DAT6,SUP6,DSKDY6,INP6
		+	SBNET6,UDEL6,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	</nowiki>
		+
		+	'''wwvb.isi.edu: lsi-11/73 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether'''
		+	<nowiki>
		+	.type bos9.com
		+	! wwvb.isi.edu
		+	! lsi-11/73 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether
		+	MACRO DAT9+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO SUP9+SUP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDY9 SUP9+DSKDY+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:DSKDL9 SUP9+DSKDL+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:INP9 SUP9+INP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO ISI+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS9/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS9/GLOBAL DAT9,SUP9,INP9
		+	ISI,DSKDY9,DSKDL9,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	! wwvb.isi.edu
		+	! lsi-11/23 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, 2x interlan ether
		+	MACRO SUP9A+SUP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS9A/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS9A/GLOBAL DAT9,SUP9A,INP9
		+	ISI,DSKDY9,DSKDL9,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY (DAT9,ISI,SUP9A).OBJ
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY (SUP9,DSKDY9,DSKDL9,INP9).OBJ
		+	</nowiki>
		+
		+	'''backfuzz.pa.dec.com: lsi-11/23 (512k), kwv11, mscp, dlv11, deqna ether'''
		+	<nowiki>
		+	.type bos11.com
		+	! backfuzz.pa.dec.com
		+	! lsi-11/23 (512k), kwv11, mscp, dlv11, deqna ether
		+	MACRO DAT11+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO SUP11+SUP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO/OBJECT:INP11 SUP11+INP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY+MOSLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO DECWRL+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS11/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS11/GLOBAL DAT11,SUP11,INP11
		+	DECWRL,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY (DAT11,SUP11,INP11,DECWRL).OBJ
		+	</nowiki>
		+
		+	'''timer.nta.no: lsi-11/23 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether'''
		+	<nowiki>
		+	.type bos12.com
		+	! timer.nta.no
		+	! lsi-11/23 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, interlan ether
		+	MACRO DAT12+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO SUP12+SUP+DCNLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO NTARE+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS12/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS12/GLOBAL DAT12,SUP12
		+	NTARE,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY NTARE.OBJ
		+	! timer.unik.no
		+	! lsi-11/23 (256k), kwv11, rx02, rl02, dlv11, deqna ether
		+	MACRO DAT13+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	MACRO UNIK+CFGLIB.SML/LIBRARY
		+	LINK/EXECUTE:BOS13/BOUNDARY:100/PROMPT/MAP:BOS13/GLOBAL DAT13,SUP12
		+	UNIK,DSRLIB,TCPLIB//
		+	$USEI
		+	DELETE/NOQUERY (DAT12,DAT13,SUP12,UNIK).OBJ
		+	</nowiki>

	==External links==		==External links==

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:07, 26 October 2021
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	==External links==		==External links==

		+	* [https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/gallery/gallery10.html Fuzzball information by David Mills]
		+	* [http://web.archive.org/web/20141108042310/http://malarky.udel.edu/~dmills/data/du0/ Archived source code]
	* [http://ftp.dbit.com/pub/pdp11/fuzzball/fuzz.pdf The Fuzzball]		* [http://ftp.dbit.com/pub/pdp11/fuzzball/fuzz.pdf The Fuzzball]