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- From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
- Subject: Re: Changing a LaserPrinter's node number
- Date: 13 Dec 1992 15:39:36 +0100
- Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG
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- Message-ID: <1gfhv8INNqc0@smurf.smurf.sub.org>
- References: <1992Dec11.223732.23119@convex.com>
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- In comp.protocols.appletalk, article <1992Dec11.223732.23119@convex.com>,
- hansel@convex.com (Kevin Hansel) writes:
- > Does anyone out there know how to force an AppleTalk (LocalTalk) device to
- > assume a specific node number? I have a QMS Colorscript 210
- > printer that has a LocalTalk interface. Somehow the printer
- > has chosen an illegal AppleTalk node number for itself (51).
- > According the the AppleTalk specs, node numbers in the range of
- > 1-127 are used to identify client nodes (which a Laser Printer is
- > not). Node numbers in the range of 128-254 are reserved for
- > server nodes (which a LaserPrinter is). Since my printer has
- > taken the number 51 for itself, it has an illegal address.
- >
- That can't be the reason. I suspect a DDP checksum problem;
- talk to the QMS people and/or get a packet sniffer to check
- on the NBP packets.
-
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