Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

appletalk

Synopsis

appletalk options
                  

Displays or configures AppleTalk network interfaces. Any user may display settings, but only the superuser may change them. appletalk allows you to start and stop AppleTalk on a single port (network interface), or configure AppleTalk routing or multihoming on multiple ports.

General options

-d

Deactivate AppleTalk.

-n

Show current AppleTalk interface, network number, node ID, and zone name.

-p

Show AppleTalk information stored in parameter RAM (PRAM).

-s

Show AppleTalk statistics.

Single port options

-h [ zone ]

Change the default AppleTalk zone to zone, or if zone isn’t specified, display the current zone.

-q

Use with -u to start AppleTalk in quiet mode; doesn’t prompt for zone selection.

-u port

Start AppleTalk on the network interface port (en0, for example).

Multiple port options

-c

Verify the AppleTalk configuration file, /etc/appletalk.cfg, without starting AppleTalk. Use with -r or -x.

-e

Same as -c, but also display the AppleTalk configuration.

-f file

Use file instead of the default /etc/appletalk.cfg to start AppleTalk. Use with -r or -x.

-j

Display AppleTalk router status.

-m n

Limit routing speed to a maximum n packets per second.

-q

Use with -r or -x to start AppleTalk in quiet mode; doesn’t prompt for zone selection.

-r

Start AppleTalk in routing mode.

-t

Show the AppleTalk routing table.

-v n

Set the maximum number of entries in the AppleTalk routing table to n. Use with -r or -x. Useful with large AppleTalk networks. ...