Platform Notes: The SunATM Driver Software

Using Variables in the /etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/laneconfig File

You can use some of the predefined variables from /etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/aarconfig file in the /etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/laneconfig. These variables are listed in Table 3-8. For a complete description of how to use these variables, see "Using Variables in the  /etc/opt/SUNWconn/atm/aarconfig File".


Note -

Using predefined or user-defined variables in the MAC address field of local (`l') entries is not supported. Variables may be used in the MAC address field of other entry types, such as in table (`t') entries.



Note -

You can not use the $prefix variable or any other variables that use it (including $myaddress), on interfaces that are not running ILMI.


Table 3-8 Predefined SunATM Variables

Variable 

Description 

prefix

The 13-byte prefix associated with the local switch. 

mac

The 6-byte MAC address associated with the local host or interface.

sel

The default 1-byte selector for the local interface. 

macsel

The concatenation of $mac:$sel.

myaddress

The concatenation of $prefix:$mac:$sel, resulting in the default address for the local interface.

anymac

A wild card representing any 6-byte ESI. Should only be used in a entries.

anymacsel

A wild card representing any 7-byte ESI and Selector combination. Should only be used in a entries.

?

A wild card matching one or two hexadecimal digits within any colon-separated field. For example, $prefix:$anymac:? is equivalent to both $prefix:$anymac:?? and $prefix:$anymacsel. However, it is not the same as $prefix:$anymacsel:0?, which requires that the first digit of the selector byte is a 0. This wild card should only be used in a entries.