atalkd(8)

1atalkd(8)                          Netatalk                          atalkd(8)
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NAME

6       atalkd - AppleTalk RTMP, NBP, ZIP, and AEP manager
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SYNOPSIS

9       atalkd [-f configfile] [-1] [-2]
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DESCRIPTION

12       atalkd  is responsible for all user level AppleTalk network management.
13       This includes routing, name registration and lookup, zone  lookup,  and
14       the  AppleTalk  Echo Protocol (similar to ping(8)). atalkd is typically
15       started at boot time, out of /etc/rc. It first reads from its  configu‐
16       ration  file,  /etc/atalk//atalkd.conf.  If  there  is no configuration
17       file, atalkd will attempt to configure  all  available  interfaces  and
18       will  create  a  configuration  file.  The file consists of a series of
19       interfaces, one per line. Lines  with  `#'  in  the  first  column  are
20       ignored, as are blank lines. The syntax is
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22       interface  [  -seed  ]  [  -phase  number  ] [ -net net-range ] [ -addr
23       address ] [ -zone zonename ] ...
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25       Note that all fields except the interface are  optional.  The  loopback
26       interface is configured automatically. If -seed is specified, all other
27       fields must be present. Also, atalkd will exit during bootstrapping, if
28       a  router  disagrees  with its seed information. If -seed is not given,
29       all other information may be overriden during  auto-configuration.   If
30       no  -phase  option  is given, the default phase as given on the command
31       line is used (the default is 2). If -addr is given and -net is  not,  a
32       net-range of one is assumed.
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34       The  first  -zone directive for each interface is the ``default'' zone.
35       Under Phase 1, there is only one zone. Under Phase 2,  all  routers  on
36       the  network  are  configured  with  the  default  zone and must agree.
37       atalkd maps ``*'' to the default zone of the first interface. Note: The
38       default  zone  for  a machine is determined by the configuration of the
39       local routers; to appear in a  non-default  zone,  each  service,  e.g.
40       afpd, must individually specify the desired zone. See also nbp_name(3).
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ROUTING

43       If you are connecting a netatalk router to an existing AppleTalk inter‐
44       net, you should first contact  your  local  network  administrators  to
45       obtain appropriate network addresses.
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47       atalkd  can  provide routing between interfaces by configuring multiple
48       interfaces. Each interface must be assigned a unique net-range  between
49       1  and  65279 (0 and 65535 are illegal, and addresses between 65280 and
50       65534 are reserved for startup). It is best to choose the smallest use‐
51       ful  net-range,  i.e.  if you have three machines on an Ethernet, don't
52       chose a net-range of 1000-2000. Each net-range may  have  an  arbitrary
53       list of zones associated with it.
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EXAMPLES

56       Below  is  an example configuration file for a sun4/40. The machine has
57       two interfaces, ``le0'' and ``le1''. The ``le0'' interface  is  config‐
58       ured  automatically  from  other routers on the network. The machine is
59       the only router for the ``le1'' interface.
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62          le1 -seed -net 9461-9471 -zone netatalk -zone Argus
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64       atalkd automatically acts as a router if there is more than one  inter‐
65       face.
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FILES

68       /etc/atalk//atalkd.conf configuration file
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BUGS

71       On some systems, atalkd can not be restarted.
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