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- From: dbarnden@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Dennis Barnden)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
- Subject: PC LocalTalk Card Problem
- Date: 12 Nov 1992 11:39:20 +0800
- Organization: The University of Western Australia
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- We have a LocalTalk net work which includes several IBM clones using
- Farallon LocalTalk cards.
- A problem occurs when one of the clones is printing a large print run
- (130 pages or so) from dBase IV. If anyone else tries to print to the
- same printer (either a LaserWriter IINTX or a Personal LaserWriter NT.
- The problem occurs with both) the clone job is aborted, the clone hangs
- and will not reboot. When reboot is attempted it gets to the point of
- initialising the LocalTalk card and stops.
- We have tried switching off at the wall and disconnecting the network
- connection but the only solution seems to be to leave the clone switched
- off for several hours.
- We would like answers to two questions.
- 1 Why is the print run aborted?
- 2 Why will it not reboot?
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- The guy who uses the clone is getting a little frustrated and more and
- more convinced that all Macs and associated equipment (and even the
- operators) should be consigned to the dark side of the moon and a REAL
- network that will never give any problems at all should be installed.
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- Any help at all would be very much appreciated.
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- Dennis Barnden
- dbarnden@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
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- "Joe was not dead, he was only at the dentist." G. Keillor WLT
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