481appletalk interfaceLayer 2SwitchingModules3 MultilayerSwitchingModulesdefineDefines an AppleTalk interface on a Multilayer Switching Module.Valid Minimum Abbreviationap i defImportant Considerationsn An AppleTalk interface defines the relationship between a virtual LAN(VLAN) and an AppleTalk network:n Every AppleTalk interface has one VLAN associated with it.n For routing purposes, you define a range of network numbers thatare assigned to the AppleTalk interface. Example: 20301 – 20310n You can configure the interface to be a seed or nonseed interface:n Seed interface — Initializes (“seeds”) the network with yourconfiguration information. This information includes the networkrange and zone name list.n Nonseed interface — Listens for a seed router and then takes thezone and network range information from the first seed interfacethat it detects. After a nonseed interface obtains this information,it can participate in AppleTalk routing.n Before you define the AppleTalk interface, you must define a VLANand select AppleTalk as a protocol that the VLAN supports.n Clients that have not been configured to use a particular zone use thedefault zone name.n You can enter up to 16 zone names per interface.OptionsPrompt Description Possible Values [Default]SeedInterfaceWhether an interface isconfigured as an AppleTalkseed (y) or non-seed interface(n).n n (no)n y (yes)y (factorydefault), orcurrent valueStart ofnetworkrangeStart of the network range thatis associated with the seedinterface. Seed interfaces only.1 – 65279 –End ofnetworkrangeEnd of the network range thatis associated with the seedinterface. Seed interfaces only.1 – 65279 Value specifiedfor start ofnetwork range,or current value
