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
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)
appletalk(8)
Mac OS X 10.5 - Generated Sun Oct 28 21:45:54 EDT 2007