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DDN Announcement: 9501           DISA DDN Defense Communications System
  23 January 1995                 Published by: DDN Network Info Center
									(NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL)  (800) 365-3642

					DEFENSE  DATA  NETWORK
					ANNOUNCEMENT

DDN announcements are distributed online by the DDN Network
Information Center under DISA contract as a means of communicating
official policy, procedures and other information of concern to
management personnel at DDN facilities.  Back issues may be read
through the TACNEWS server ("@n" command at the TAC) or may be
obtained by FTP (or Kermit) from the NIC.DDN.MIL host [192.112.36.5]
using login="anonymous" and password="guest".  The pathname
for announcements is ddn-news/ddn-announce-nn.txt (where "nn" is the
bulletin number).
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                          DISN DIAL-IN SERVICE
                          PILOT IMPLEMENTATION

1.  The Defense Information System Agency (DISA) will be providing a pilot 
implementation of the future DISN (NIPRNET and SIPRNET) dial-in service.  
This pilot installation will provide the future subscribers a chance to 
familiarize themselves with the DISN dial- in service and allow them to 
develop a terminal configuration best suited for using this service.  The 
pilot installation will be activated on 23 Jan 95 and will stay active 
until the establishment of the service on the DISN router networks.

2.  The Communication Server will be located at the Center For System 
Engineering (CFSE) in the Parkridge III building in Reston, VA.  Since this 
is a Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product and not built to be an exact 
replica of the present-day DDN TACs there will be differences in the 
operational procedures.  In addition, the new service will provide added 
features such as the SLIP and PPP protocols.  DDN and DISN Data Services 
subscribers who plan on utilizing these features can test new 
implementations on the pilot installation.

3.  Customers wishing to participate in this pilot program must first 
register to use the pilot installation.  Present DDN TAC users who will 
transition to the NIPRNET can have their User IDs and Access Codes, as 
specified on their DDN TAC Access Cards, honored by the pilot installation. 
 A potential NIPRNET user without a DDN TAC Access Card can obtain one 
through normal channels by contacting his/her host administrator.   The 
situation is somewhat different for potential SIPRNET users since they do 
not presently possess DDN TAC Access Cards.  These individuals will be 
issued guest accounts from their DISA Customer Service Representatives for 
use on the pilot installation.

4.  A copy of the Pilot Installation User Guide can be obtained 
electronically by anonymous FTP from NIC.DDN.MIL, 192.112.36.5, using the 
"guest" password.  The file, cs-pilot-ug.txt, is located in the netinfo 
sub-directory.  The User Guide can also be obtained by sending an e-mail 
message to SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL with NETINFO CS-PILOT-UG-TXT in the subject 
line.  This document  will provide information on how to register and use 
the pilot service.

5.  For further information on this matter call the NIC at 1-800- 365-3642. 
 POC for this DDN Announcement is Maj Theresa Orihuela, DISA Code WE3351, 
DSN 364-8355/ Comm (703)487-8355.