Legacy Document
Important: The information in this document is obsolete and should not be used for new development.
Important: The information in this document is obsolete and should not be used for new development.
Chapter 2 - AppleTalk Utilities
This chapter describes the AppleTalk functions and services that do not belong to a specific AppleTalk protocol interface but that apply to AppleTalk as a whole.The chapter describes how to
The .MPP driver opens the .ATP driver. The chapter "AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol (ADSP)" in this book describes how to open the .DSP driver. Although Apple Computer, Inc. recommends that you not close any of the AppleTalk drivers because other applica-
- obtain a wide variety of information about AppleTalk and the network environment of your node, including the maximum number of protocol handlers and concurrent NBP calls that the installed .MPP driver supports
- obtain the addresses of your node and its local internet router
- enable intranode delivery, which lets you send packets to your own application or other applications and processes running on the same node as yours
- determine if the AppleTalk Phase 2 drivers are installed on your system
- select a node ID in the server range
- open the .MPP and .XPP drivers
tions that are coresident may be using them, this chapter explains how to close the .MPP driver, if, for some reason, you must.
Chapter Contents
- About the AppleTalk Utilities
- Using the AppleTalk Utilities
- Determining Whether AppleTalk Phase 2 Drivers Are Supported
- Getting Information About the .MPP Driver and the Network Environment
- Getting the Address of Your Node or Your Local Router
- Sending Packets to Applications and Processes on Your Own Node
- Selecting a Node in the Server Range
- AppleTalk Utilities Reference
- Data Structures
- MPP Parameter Block
- Routines
- Obtaining Information About the .MPP Driver and the Current Network Environment
- Enabling Intranode Delivery of DDP Packets
- Getting the Addresses of Your Node and Local Internet Router
- Opening and Closing Drivers
- Summary of AppleTalk Utilities
- Pascal Summary
- Constants
- Data Types
- MPP Parameter Block for PSetSelfSend and PGetAppleTalkInfo
- Routines
- Obtaining Information About the .MPP Driver and the Current Network Environment
- Enabling Intranode Delivery of DDP Packets
- Getting the Addresses of Your Node and Local Internet Router
- Opening and Closing Drivers
- C Summary
- Constants
- Data Types
- MPP Parameter Block for PSetSelfSend and PGetAppleTalkInfo
- Routines
- Obtaining Information About the .MPP Driver and the Current Network Environment
- Enabling Intranode Delivery of DDP Packets
- Getting the Addresses of Your Node and Local Internet Router
- Opening and Closing Drivers
- Assembly-Language Summary
- Constants
- Unit Number for the .MPP driver
- Command Codes
- Zone and Router Bits
- MPP Queue Element Standard Structure
- GetAppleTalkInfo
- Data Structures
- MPP Parameter Block Common Fields for PGetAppleTalkInfo and PSetSelfSend
- GetAppleTalkInfo Parameter Variant
- PSetSelfSend Parameter Variant
- Result Codes