If the name service is interrupted or unavailable, you can
    still reach remote nodes to perform management functions. You can
    use the remote node's Phase IV address (if the remote node is
    configured to have one), or the remote node's NSAP. Refer to the
    "Understanding and Creating NSAP Addresses" chapter in the
    DECnet-Plus Planning Guide for the Tru64 UNIX or OpenVMS NSAP
    format to use.

    For example, the following commands all perform the same function:

    ncl> show node 12.5 routing circuit syn-0-0

    For a Tru64 UNIX system:

    ncl> show node 49::00-0C:AA-00-04-00-05-30:20 routing -
    _ncl> circuit syn-0-0

    For an OpenVMS system:

    ncl> show node net$49000CAA000400053020 routing circuit syn-0-0

    If both the local and remote nodes are configured to run
    DECnet over TCP/IP (RFC 1859), you may refer to the remote node
    using the IP address as in:

    ncl> show node 16.78.232.13 all