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atmelan(8)
NAME
  atmelan - Configures LAN-Emulation clients as network interfaces.

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/atmelan command arguments

FLAGS
  This section is organized by the tasks you can perform with the atmelan
  command.  Each task subsection provides the atmelan command syntax and the
  arguments to use to complete the tasks.

  Creating a LAN-Emulation Client


  Syntax:

  /usr/sbin/atmelan create driver=name [type=type] [mtu=mtu] [les=addr |
  name=elan_name]

  create
      Creates a new LAN-Emulation Client (LEC) and configures it as a network
      interface.  If no additional arguments are specified, the defaults are
      802.3 type and an MTU of 1516 bytes.

  driver=name
      Specifies the physical interface with which to associate the new LEC.

  type=type
      Specifies the interface type. The following types are supported:
      Ethernet/802.3.

  mtu=mtu
      Specifies the message transfer unit (MTU) size. The following MTU sizes
      are supported: 1516, 4544, 9234, and 18190.  When specified with the
      name option, the emulated LAN must already be configured on the ATM
      switch to support the specified MTU size.	 If it is not configured for
      the specified MTU size, the request is ignored.

  les=addr
      Specifies for the LEC to go directly to the LAN-Emulation Server (LES)
      at the ATM address specified by addr argument and bypass the
      configuration phase.

      If this argument is not specified, the LEC contacts a LAN-Emulation
      Configuration Server (LECS) to obtain a LES address.

      Do not use the les option with the name option.

  name=elan_name
      Specifies the name of the emulated LAN to join.  The emulated LAN name
      must already be configured on the ATM switch.  If the name is not
      configured on the ATM switch, the LEC joins the default emulated LAN.

      Do not use the name option with the les option.


				       Note
       You can join an emulated LAN on a switch only once for each adapter;
       do not join the same elan multiple times from the same adapter.	If
       you want to join the same emulated LAN on the same switch, you must
       install another adapter and join the emulated LAN from it.

  For example, to create an emulated LAN interface using Ethernet frame
  format and Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) frame sizes, enter:

       # atmelan create driver=lta0 mtu=4544

  To create an emulated LAN interface that bypasses the configuration phase
  and directly contacts a LAN-Emulation Server (LES), enter:

       # atmelan create les=LES_A

  The ATM address is an alias that is in the /etc/atmhosts file.

  Displaying State and Counters for an LEC Interface


  Syntax:

  /usr/sbin/atmelan show [unit=unit_number]

  show
      Shows state and counters for a LEC interface.  If no unit number is
      specified, information for LEC unit 0 (elan0) is displayed.

  unit=unit_number
      Specifies a LEC interface unit number, if you want to display LEC
      information for LEC unit numbers other than unit 0 (elan0).  The
      unit_number is obtained by the netstat -i command.  For example, unit 0
      is elan0, unit 1 is elan1, and so on.

DESCRIPTION
  The atmelan command creates and configures LAN-Emulation Clients (LEC) as
  network interfaces.  The first interface created appears as elan0, the
  second as elan1, and so on.  The atmelan command can also show counters,
  parameters, and the state of each LEC.

RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands: atmconfig(8), atmsig(8), learp(8).

  Files: atmhosts(4).

  Asynchronous Transfer Mode