etalk.local(5)            FILE FORMATS             etalk.local(5)



NAME
     etalk.local - configuration file for EtherTalk based CAP.

DESCRIPTION
     The contents of etalk.local are "free format"  with  keyword
     identifiers for each piece of information. The file is writ-
     ten by both UAB and the Native Ethertalk AARP  daemon  aarpd
     after  they have identified the network, node and zone name.
     If the file atalk.local exists, it is used to "seed"  values
     that are not otherwise obtained from the network.

     The format of the file is quite simple. Each piece of infor-
     mation is presented on a single line in the form "identifier
     <TAB> data". Comments are identified with a '#' character at
     the  beginning  of  the  line.  Note  that since the file is
     (re)written whenever UAB starts or when the Native EtherTalk
     version  of  CAP  identifies  a new default router, comments
     added by the user will not persist.

     An example of etalk.local:
          #
          # EtherTalk dynamic configuration data
          #
          # Last update: Sat Dec 29 14:46:45 1990
          #
          # Generated by UAB
          #
          interface      "ie0"
          thisNet        99.116
          thisNode       69
          thisZone       "unimelb-CompSci"
          bridgeNet      99.116
          bridgeNode     69
          bridgeIP       127.0.0.1
          nisNet         99.116
          nisNode        69
          asyncNet       170.170
          asyncZone      "unimelb-Async"

     IMPORTANT NOTE: An underscore in the zone name is no  longer
     treated as a space as in previous versions of atalk.local.

FILES
     etalk.local usually resides in /etc

SEE ALSO
     CAP(3), CAP(8), atalkatab(5), atalkad(8), atis(8)








Melbourne UniversityLast change: 27 February 1991                 1