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- From: gerstel@quaker.admin.upenn.edu
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- Subject: Various Printer Problems/Questions
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.130641.1@quaker.admin.upenn.edu>
- Date: 23 Jul 92 18:06:41 GMT
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- I'm not sure whether this is blasphemy in a Mac newsgroup, but here goes: We
- have a mixed PC and Mac network, all on Ethernet, with Novell NetWare 3.11 and
- NetWare for Macintosh 3.01.
-
- Now the problem is, since Macs can't use more than one AppleTalk protocol
- (EtherTalk and LocalTalk) at a time, our Mac people can't connect to the
- network without disconnecting from the cheap LocalTalk wiring we have set up
- for our 2 LaserWriter IINTs.
-
- We have a couple of choices:
- 1. Hook up the LaserWriter IINTs to PC serial ports. (It's weird, but
- it's *supposed* to work.) I have an HP LaserJet III with a Postscript
- cartridge hooked up to a parallel port on a PC, and it WORKS! I can print to
- that printer from the Macs. But I've followed Apple's instructions for hooking
- up the LW IINT to a serial port (null modem; 9600,n,7,1,p; X-ON/X-OFF; etc.)
- and the green light on the printer blinks, but it quits without anything
- happening. I'm almost sure it's a serial port settings problem, but I don't
- know what else to set!
- 2. Buy 2 Dayna Etherprints. Each costs about $399, and I'd rather not
- have to do this unless it's necessary, and *absolutely* foolproof.
- 3. Buy Apple's Internet Routing software. I have no idea how this
- works or how much it costs, but I understand it can let Macs route between
- LocalTalk and EtherTalk???
-
- If you have *any* suggestions on these options, especially #1, please e-mail me
- at gerstel@a1.quaker.upenn.edu
-
- P.S. Has anyone out there heard of a Macintosh driver for an HP LaserJet (+,
- II, or III will do)???
-