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 written 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 information 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)