packetnets(1)

Name

packetnets - synchronous networks mapping file

Description

The /etc/packetnets (or %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\drivers\etc\packetnets on Windows) file is used to resolve a network name to a specific link on a communications controller. It is used to map a local network ID to a network ID on a remote server such as a SyncServer. Each line is composed of a primitive and an associated value if appropriate. Each network ID has associated with it rules which tell interested programs about the network. (The X.25 library includes functions to access these fields.) The following are some of the supported fields:

NETID          Network ID (introduces each entry)
   NAME        Unique Network Name associated with NETID
   TYPE        Network type (ie. X25, SYNC, FREL, etc.)
   BRDTYPE     Board Type (must be set to TCP)
   TCPHOST     Host name or IP address of the SyncServer
   TCPNETID    Network ID on the SyncServer
   TCPPPA      Physical Point Of Attachment on the SyncServer
END            Closes each entry

Fields are separated by any number of TAB and/or SPACE characters. Comments, that is, text beginning with a '#', may also be included; characters after a '#' through the end of the line are not interpreted by routines that use this file.

The Windows Client installation has a WIN32 installation script that will create the packenets file in the "C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc" directory and configure the parameters through a configuration program. Refer to the Installation Guide for this procedure.

The Linux Client installation requires manual configuration of the packetnets file. Refer to the Installation Guide for this procedure.

Revision 6.3.0 (April 2004)