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Chapter 10
Troubleshooting AppleTalk Connectivity
Use the nbp poll command with caution. It generates a great deal of traffic on
the entire network.
A more extensive example is included here. Note that non-Cisco router
types were also discovered.
Router_C(atalk test)#nbp poll
poll: sent 439 lookups
(449n,48a,136s)[4]: 'Server02:DceDspRpc Endpoint
Mapper@Corp'
(449n,160a,2s)[1]: 'Server31@Server02:Microsoft:A8
Windows NT:AA Prt 4.00@ Dilbert'
(595n,30a,254s)[1]: 'lear.Ethernet3/5:ciscoRouter@
Kenny'
(43199n,145a,244s)[0]: 'what:AFPServer@Piper'
(455n,121a,254s)[1]: 'widget.Ethernet0:ciscoRouter@
Kenny'
NBP Lookup
The NBP lookup command can be used to provide the AppleTalk address of
a known NBP service. The syntax is nbp lookup object:type@zone.
NBP Confirm
The nbp confirm command is seldom used in production environments because
the show and ping commands are more familiar to administrators. Since IOS
release 11.1, however, the command has been available to verify the AppleTalk
address against its name and zone information. The syntax is nbp confirm
appletalk-address [:skt] object: type@zone
. In the following example,
the NBP confirm was responded to with the socket information included.
Router(atalk test)#nbp confirm 19.71
server:AFPServer@Dilbert
confirmed server:AFPServer@Dilbert at 19n,71a,250s
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