appletalk(8)                                         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 config-
               uration 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 hexadecimal
               representation of the characters and enclosing the
               hex string within "*" characters.

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

       -p      Print saved PRAM 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 com-
       mand line:

       appletalk -s

       To make AppleTalk inactive, enter this command line:

       appletalk -d

       To make AppleTalk active on interface en0, enter this com-
       mand 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)



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