atalkd.conf — Configuration file used by atalkd(8) to configure the interfaces used by AppleTalk
atalkd.conf is the configuration file used by atalkd to configure the Appletalk interfaces and their behavior
Any line not prefixed with # is interpreted. Each interface has be configured on an uninterrupted line, with no support for split lines. The configuration line format is:
interface [ -seed ]
[ -phase number ] [
-net net-range ] [
-addr address ] [
-zone zonename ] ...
The simplest case is to have either no atalkd.conf, or to have one that has no active lines. In this case, atalkd will auto-discover the local interfaces on the machine and write to the atalkd.conf file, creating it if one does not exist.
The interface is the network interface that this to work over, such as eth0 for Linux, or le0 for Solaris.
Note that all fields except the interface are optional. The loopback
interface is configured automatically. If -seed is
specified, all other fields must be present. Also,
atalkd will exit during startup if a router disagrees
with its seed information. If -seed is not given, all
other information may be overridden during auto-configuration. If no
-phase option is given, the default phase as given on the
command line is used (the default is 2). If -addr is
given and -net is not, a net-range of one is
assumed.
The first -zone directive for each interface is the ``default'' zone. Under Phase 1, there is only one zone. Under Phase 2, all routers on the network are configured with the default zone and must agree. atalkd maps ``*'' to the default zone of the first interface. Note: The default zone for a machine is determined by the configuration of the local routers; to appear in a non-default zone, each service, e.g. afpd, must individually specify the desired zone. See also nbp_name(3).
The possible options and their meanings are:
-addr
net.nodeAllows specification of the net and node numbers for this
interface, specified in AppleTalk numbering format (example:
-addr 66.6).
-dontrouteDisables AppleTalk routing. It is the inverse of
-router.
-net first[-last]Allows the available net to be set, optionally as a range.
-phase ( 1 | 2 )Specifies the AppleTalk phase that this interface is to use (either Phase 1 or Phase 2).
-routerSeed an AppleTalk router on a single interface. The inverse
option is -dontroute. Akin to
-seed, but allows single interface routing.
-seedSeed an AppleTalk router. This requires two or more interfaces
to be configured. If you have a single network interface, use
-route instead. It also causes all missing
arguments to be automagically configured from the network.
-zone
zonenameSpecifies a specific zone that this interface should appear on
(example: -zone "Parking Lot"). Please note that
zones with spaces and other special characters should be enclosed in
parentheses.
Single interface on Solaris with auto-detected parameters.
le0
The same on Linux.
eth0
Below is an example configuration file from a Sun 4/40. The machine has two interfaces, ``le0'' and ``le1''. The ``le0'' interface is configured automatically from other routers on the network. The machine is the only router for the ``le1'' interface.
le0 le1 -seed -net 9461-9471 -zone netatalk -zone Argus