Format of atalk.local in CAP

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2 total messages Started by Godfather of Soul Mon, 21 Dec 1992 11:08

#3463

Author: Godfather of Soul
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 11:08

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We're a little confused about the format of atalk.local.  (OK,
we're rookies).  The man page gives the following example:

        # host's AppleTalk network, node, zone
        55.1    6       "MY ZONE"
        # bridge's AppleTalk network, node, and IP address
        55.1    5       128.254.1.5

I assume the host refers to the unix machine running CAP.
How do I find out it's Appletalk network, node and zone?
I know the bridge's node and ip address, but how do I
find out it's Appletalk network?

Thanks,
James
-- 
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			-  the difference between a sin and a crime and  	-
			-  liberals learn the difference between a       	-
			-  virtue and a requirement.      --William A. Niskanen	-

Re: Format of atalk.local in CAP

#3491

Author: Tom Evans
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 07:54

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In article <1992Dec21.110859.9834@leland.Stanford.EDU>, jimbo@leland.Stanford.EDU (Godfather of Soul) writes:
> 
> We're a little confused about the format of atalk.local.  (OK,
> we're rookies).  The man page gives the following example:
> 
>         # host's AppleTalk network, node, zone
>         55.1    6       "MY ZONE"
>         # bridge's AppleTalk network, node, and IP address
>         55.1    5       128.254.1.5
> 
> I assume the host refers to the unix machine running CAP.
> How do I find out it's Appletalk network, node and zone?

You ask your network administrator :-).

Net number. If it has an IP address which has the same
first-three-bytes as an IPTalk gateway, then the network number is the
same as configured into the IPTalk gateway for that IPTalk network
(aka subnet). If it is "on its own" (not the above case), then there
has to be an AppleTalk network number assigned by somebody, and you
have to be using atalkad/atalkatab. I'll assume you're not.

The zone name likewise.

The host's node number must be identical to the last byte of its IP
address, strange but true...

> I know the bridge's node and ip address, but how do I
> find out it's Appletalk network?

It is what is configured into it for its IPTalk network (NOT its
LocalTalk or EtherTalk network - these ones you can't predict what the
node number is going to be). Its node number (as above) has to be the
same as the LSByte of its IP address.

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