NAME

       atalkd.conf - Configuration file used by atalkd(8) to configure the interfaces used by AppleTalk

DESCRIPTION

       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.node
           Allows specification of the net and node numbers for this interface, specified in AppleTalk numbering
           format (example: -addr 66.6).

       -dontroute
           Disables 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).

       -router
           Seed an AppleTalk router on a single interface. The inverse option is -dontroute. Akin to -seed, but
           allows single interface routing.

       -seed
           Seed 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 zonename
           Specifies 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 quotation marks.

EXAMPLES

       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

SEE ALSO

       atalkd(8)

AUTHOR

       See CONTRIBUTORS[1]

NOTES

        1. CONTRIBUTORS
           https://netatalk.io/contributors

Netatalk 4.1.2                                     24 May 2024                                    ATALKD.CONF(5)