.TH "XNSBFS" 1 "30-Dec-86" "Xerox (WRC)" .\" $Header: xnsbfs.n,v 1.1 87/01/15 16:47:37 ed Exp $ .SH NAME xnsbfs - Perform a broadcast for either Clearinghouse or Authentication servers .SH SYNOPSIS xnsbfs [options] xnshostaddress .SH DESCRIPTION .I Xnsbfs performs a broadcast for servers request looking for either a Clearinghouse or Authentication server as determined by the .I -a option. The broadcast is done via the Packet Exchange Protocol as specified in either the .B "Clearinghouse Protocol" or .BR "Authentication Protocol" . The network addresses of all servers responding to the broadcast are written to .I stdout as they are received. .PP If no network address is specified, then the query is broadcast to all directly connected XNS networks. If an address is specified in .IR xnshostaddress , the broadcast will be directed to that address. .PP The possible options are: .TP .BI -a Causes the broadcast to request Authentication servers rather than Clearinghouse servers. .SH NOTES Currently, only those servers responding within 3 seconds of the broadcast are considered to be available. .SH "SEE ALSO" CH_GetFirstCH(3N), Auth_GetFistAuth(3N) .br Clearinghouse Protocol, \s8XSIS\s0 048404 (April 1984) .br Authentication Protocol, \s8XSIS\s0 098404 (April 1984) .SH AUTHORS JQ Johnson