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 digits.  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
       digits)	A local Endpoint System Identifier (ESI) that is registered with the local switch (6 bytes, or 12 hexadecimal digits) An AESA with
       selector 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 hexadeci-
       mal 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

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