USER’S GUIDE
504 CyberSWITCH
atalk port
This command will display AppleTalk port information. A sample output screen is shown
below:
The fields in this display are defined as follows:
type
The port type. Possible types are LAN, WAN, WAN UnNumbered.
Note that the WAN UnNumbered port information is not taken from the previously configured
AppleTalk Routing
port information
, but is derived from the AppleTalk Routing
static route
configuration
information.
state
The state of the port as it is in the process of coming up. Possible states include:
listen - The port is listening to see if any other routers are out on the network.
probing - The port is probing the network to see if its suggested AppleTalk address is
unique, or if it is already in use.
get_info - The port is verifying network information and obtaining the default zone.
get_zones - The port s obtaining a complete zone list for the network.
get_routes - The port is requesting routes from another router on the network (if another
router is present).
up - The port is ready for use.
down - The port is not ready for use.
unnum_wait_addr - This state will exist with the following scenario:
When an UnNumbered WAN port sends a locally generated packet that requires a reply,
a return address is needed. But, because the port is UnNumbered, it has no address
assigned to it that it can use as a return address. To remedy this, the UnNumbered WAN
port will “borrow” an AppleTalk address from a local numbered port, knowing that when
the reply comes, it will first come to the UnNumbered WAN port. If the UnNumbered
WAN port attempts to “borrow” an address, but there are no numbered ports up, the
unnum_wait_addr state exists; the WAN UnNumbered port is waiting for an address.
address
The port’s AppleTalk address.
Port 1
type: LAN
state: UP
address: 20.20 network range 20-21
flags: extended phase-2 soft-seed
default zone: zone1
lan port: 1 physical address: 00409A001AB3
Port 2
type: WAN
state: UP
address: 30.30 network range 30-31
flags: extended phase-2 soft-seed
default zone: zone1
Port 3
type: WAN UNNUMBERED state: UP
address: 20.20 (borrowed)
remote device: MAC4
