
These entry fields are described in TABLE 5-5.
TABLE 5-5 /etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/laneconfig Entry Descriptions
Field |
| Description |
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| |
Interface | Refers to the LAN Emulation interface, laneN. | |
MAC | Address/ELAN Name | This field is for the |
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| interface, or, in the case of an n entry, the name of the |
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| emulated LAN to join. |
ATM | Address | This field is for the |
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| $myaddress variable assigns the local switch prefix, |
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| local MAC address, and default selector. |
VCI |
| The VCI field is a positive decimal integer identifying |
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| a Permanent Virtual Circuit. Place a dash in this field if |
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| VCI is not used. |
Flag |
| This field identifies the type of entry. For a complete |
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| description of the laneconfig flags, see TABLE |
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|
|
TABLE
file.
TABLE
FlagDescription
lThis flag designates a local address entry. There must be a l entry for each interface running LAN Emulation. The interface and the ATM address must be included; the MAC address may be included (default is the MAC address assigned to the board).
tThis flag designates a table entry for the local
nThis flag allows you to specify the name of an emulated LAN to join. By default, the SunATM implementation will use the name provided by the LECS. If you want to specify a different name, or if your LECS requires that a user include a name in its requests, a name may be provided with this flag. Interface is required; the name should be entered in the second field.
MNotifies the system that a larger MTU size will be used in the ELAN that this lane instance will join. The default MTU size is 1500 bytes. With the M flag, you can set the MTU size to be either 4 Kbytes (4528 bytes) or 9 Kbytes (9218 bytes).
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