Configuring AppleTalk

•AppleTalk RTMP update interval

•AppleTalk ZIP query interval

The following sections describe these parameters and show how to change them.

AppleTalk ARP Age

To change the AppleTalk ARP age in software release 06.X or later, use one of the following methods.

USING THE CLI

To change the AppleTalk ARP age, enter the following command at any level of the CLI:

HP9300(config)# appletalk arp 30

HP9300(config)# write memory

Syntax: [no] appletalk arp-age <num>

The <num> parameter specifies the number of minutes for the ARP age and can be from 1 – 240. The default is 10.

USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE

You can change the AppleTalk ARP age using the Web management interface, but the interface still allows you to enter the ARP age value only on an individual port basis. However, when you enter an ARP age value for a port and apply the change to the running-config file or save the change to the startup-config file, the change is saved as the global setting. If you try to set different values for different ports, the interface does not display an error message. Instead, the most recent value you enter before saving the configuration change becomes the global setting.

1.Log on to the device using a valid user name and password for read-write access.

2.If you have not already enabled AppleTalk, enable it by clicking on the Enable radio button next to AppleTalk on the System configuration dialog, then clicking Apply to apply the change.

3.Click on the plus sign next to Configure in the tree view to expand the list of configuration options.

4.Click on the plus sign next to AppleTalk in the tree view to expand the list of AppleTalk option links.

5.Click on the Interface link to display the AppleTalk Interface table.

6.Click on the Modify button to the right of any port listed in the table to display the AppleTalk Interface configuration panel. Regardless of the port you choose, the setting will take effect globally.

7.Edit the value in the ARP Age field to the new ARP age. You can enter a value from 1 – 240 minutes. The default is 10 minutes.

8.Click the Apply button to apply the change to the device’s running-config file.

9.Select the Save link at the bottom of the dialog, then select Yes when prompted to save the configuration change to the startup-config file on the device’s flash memory.

AppleTalk ARP Retransmit Count

You can modify the maximum number of times that a packet will be sent out for ARP cache informational updates. The packet is sent out to the maximum amount defined, until the information is received.

If no response is received before the count number expires, the routing switch does not send any additional packets. Possible values are from 1 – 10. The default is 2.

EXAMPLE:

To modify the number of times packet requests are sent out for ARP updates from the default (2) to 8, use one of the following methods.

USING THE CLI

HP9300(config)# appletalk arp retransmit-count 8

Syntax: appletalk arp retransmit-count <1-10>

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