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Command: atmhosts | Section: 4 | Source: Digital UNIX | File: atmhosts.4.gz
atmhosts(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual atmhosts(4)
NAME
atmhosts - ATM host name file
DESCRIPTION
The atmhosts file is an ASCII file that contains an single-line entry
for each host on the ATM network. Each entry consists of an ATM host
address, official host name, and any aliases.
Parameters are separated by spaces or tab characters. A number sign
(#) indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of
the line are not interpreted by routines that search the file.
ATM host addresses are specified by an even number of hexadecimal dig-
its. Each pair of digits represents 8 bits of address information. An
ATM address can be one of the following: An ATM End System Address
(AESA) as registered with the network (19 bytes, or 38 hexadecimal dig-
its) A local Endpoint System Identifier (ESI) that is registered with
the local switch (6 bytes, or 12 hexadecimal digits) An AESA with se-
lector byte, representing the address of a service on a remote machine
(20 bytes, or 40 hexadecimal digits).
Note
By default, the atmhosts file contains an entry for Permanent Virtual
Circuits (PVCs). The entry consists of an ATM address of 40 hexadecimal
zeros (0) and the host name PVC. Do not change or delete this entry.
FILES
ATM hosts file
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: atmconfig(8), atmarp(8) delim off
atmhosts(4)