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5.38 Framed-AppleTalk-Network

5.38. Framed-AppleTalk-Network

Description

  This Attribute indicates the AppleTalk Network number which the
NAS should probe to allocate an AppleTalk node for the user. It
is only used in Access-Accept packets. It is never used when the
user is another router. Multiple instances of this Attribute
indicate that the NAS may probe using any of the network numbers
specified.

A summary of the Framed-AppleTalk-Network Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right.

0                   1                   2                   3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Value +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Value (cont) | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Type

  38 for Framed-AppleTalk-Network.

Length

  6

Value

  The Value field is four octets.  Despite the size of the field,
values range from 0 to 65535. The special value 0 indicates that
the NAS should assign a network for the user, using its default
cable range. A value between 1 and 65535 (inclusive) indicates
the AppleTalk Network the NAS should probe to find an address for
the user.