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N-1-3-012.55, "Hungary and Internet", by Laszlo Csaba,
<IB006CSA%HUEARN.BITNET@aearn.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at>
In the last few months, evolution in the networking field has been
speeded up due to the vanishing embargo. Today, the emphasis is on
TCP/IP networking. The first Networkshop on TCP/IP was organized this
last April. More than 400 attendees participated. Many of the papers
presented were about TCP/IP and international networking.
E-mail connectivity within the country between research sites has
improved. Mail gateways with UNIX and VMS operating systems are
running 24 hours a day. Roughly 30 Novell networks use the popular
Charon/Pegasus mail gateway/mailer pair. The e-mail protocol between
VAX/VMS systems is SMTP over X.25. The number of e-mail users is more
then 12,000.
The HUEARN (EARN/BITNET) node switched to the TCP/IP protocol and
consequently, to VMNET software.
The role of domain administration has been recognized and the ".hu"
domain administration is well on its way. A brand new Sun Sparc
station 2 is the primary domain name server for Hungary.
The HBONE project for constructing the Hungarian IP backbone was
initiated. The design criteria for the network has already been
accepted. Many sites are still waiting for proper TCP/IP routers.
The first Cisco routers have arrived. The EGP protocol is used on the
international line with the autonomous system number 1955. The
stability of the network increased with the introduction of a proper
router.
The estimated number of IP hosts is around 2,000-3,000. They will
appear in the international statistics when internetworking between
the big sites' nameserver's and the top-level DNS are established.
Cooperation with European networking organizations is very good.