appletalk(8)

NAME
appletalk - enables you to configure and display AppleTalk network interfaces

SYNOPSIS
appletalk [[-u network-interface [-h default-zone ] [-q]] | [[-r|-x] [-c] [-f config-file ] [-q] [-v value ] [-w value ]]] [-d] [-C name ] [-n] [-p] [-s] [-j] [-m value ] [-t] [-z]

ARGUMENTS

Starting Appletalk in single port mode:

-u  network-interface

-q  Start AppleTalk in non-interactive mode, without prompting the user for zones. This option is valid only with -u (or -[rx], see below).

Starting Appletalk on multiple ports:

-r  Start AppleTalk in routing mode.

-x  Start AppleTalk in multi-homing mode.

Modifiers for single port mode:

-h  default-zone Check / modify the future default zone.

Modifiers for multiple ports:

-c  Check config file only.

-e  Check and display configuration only.

-f  config-file Specify a configuration file. The default configuration file is /etc/appletalk.cfg .

-q  Start AppleTalk in non-interactive mode, without prompting the user for zones. This option is valid only with -r or -x (or -u, see above).

-v  value Set the maximum number of routing table entries to value .

-w  value Set the maximum number of zip table entries to value .

Other commands:

-d  Makes AppleTalk inactive. You must be logged in as "root" to issue this command.

-C  name Specify the computer name. The default name is determine via the uname(3) command. Non-ASCII strings can be specified by using a hexidecimal representation of the characters and enclosing the hex string within "*" characters.

-n  Displays the current AppleTalk network number and node id.

-p  Print saved AppleTalk information.

-s  Show statistics and error counts.

Other routing commands.

-j  Print router status.

-m  value Set the maximum routing, in packets per second, to value .

-t  Display the routing table.

-z  Display the zone list.

DESCRIPTION
appletalk displays the status of an active AppleTalk interface, selects an AppleTalk interface, and makes AppleTalk active or inactive. Any user can display statistics, but only users logged in as root can select an AppleTalk interface or make it active or inactive.

EXAMPLES
To display the current AppleTalk status, enter this command line: appletalk -s To make AppleTalk inactive, enter this command line: appletalk -d To make AppleTalk active on interface en0, enter this command line: appletalk -u en0

FILES
/usr/sbin/appletalk
    Executable file /etc/appletalk.cfg
    Configuration file

SEE ALSO
appletalk.cfg(5), appleping(1), at_cho_prn(8), atlookup(1), atprint(1), atstatus(1)