appletalk(1M)                                       appletalk(1M)



     NAME
          appletalk  -  configure  and  view  AppleTalk(Reg.)  network
          interfaces

     SYNOPSIS
          appletalk [-u] [-i interface] [-b hardware_interface] [-z]
          [-d] [-n] [-s]

     DESCRIPTION
          appletalk lets you configure and view AppleTalk network in-
          terfaces and the AppleTalk network.  You can use appletalk
          at any time to view network interface parameters or to bring
          an AppleTalk interface up or down.  The current version of
          A/UX(Reg.) supports only a single interface at a time, as
          defined in appletalkrc(4).

     FLAG OPTIONS
          The following flag options may be used:

          -u             Bring online the interface specified in ap-
                         pletalkrc(4)).  You must be superuser to use
                         this option.  (See WARNINGS.)

          -i interface   Define the AppleTalk interface to configure
                         or view. This parameter is a string, such as
                         localtalk0 or ethertalk0.  The default is the
                         interface defined in appletalkrc(4).

          -b hardware_interface
                         Use the hardware_interface.  This is the
                         hardware interface to be associated with an
                         EtherTalk interface; it is a string such as
                         ae0.  In order for this option to work, you
                         must use it along with the -u option.  This
                         option is useful when the node has multiple
                         Ethernet boards installed.  It associates the
                         EtherTalk interface with the specified
                         hardware interface.  The default interface is
                         the hardware interface defined in ap-
                         pletalkrc(4).

          -z             Ignore the zone name hint saved from the pre-
                         vious incarnation of appletalk and assume
                         that there is no zone name available for the
                         node at startup.  As a result, if there are
                         multiple zones on the cable, the system
                         displays a menu of valid zone names for the
                         cable. The system puts the node into the zone
                         that you select.  This option is valid only
                         when you use the -u option to bring an Ether-
                         Talk interface online.




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     appletalk(1M)                                       appletalk(1M)



          -d             Take offline the AppleTalk interface.  The
                         default interface is specified in ap-
                         pletalkrc(4).  You must be superuser to use
                         this option.  (See WARNINGS.)

          -n             Display the AppleTalk current node address.

          -s             If the AppleTalk interface is active, display
                         LAP and DDP statistics and error counts.

     EXAMPLES
          To bring the interface localtalk0 online, enter

             appletalk -i localtalk0 -u


          To display statistics and error counts, enter

             appletalk -s


          To bring online interface ethertalk0 on the hardware inter-
          face ae1, enter

             appletalk -i ethertalk0 -b ae1 -u


     FILES
          /etc/appletalk
          /etc/appletalkrc
          /dev/appletalk/ddp/socket
          /dev/appletalk/lap/*/control

     WARNINGS
          If you bring the appletalk interface up or down while within
          term, appletalk won't work for the rest of that term ses-
          sion.  Get out of term and launch it again in order to use
          appletalk functions in term again.

     SEE ALSO
          appletalkrc(4),
          ``Installing and Administering AppleTalk,'' in A/UX Network
          System Administration.












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