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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 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 enclos-ing enclosing
               ing 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)



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