Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Personal LaserWriter NT
From: Douglas M. MacFarlane (madmac@mcs.net)
Date: Thu Jul 30 1998 - 19:07:56 EDT
On Thu, 30 Jul 1998, Karen Noel wrote:
> I have a Personal LaserWriter NT, using the LaserWriter 8 driver v8.3.3.
> It is a postscript printer but it is *NOT* Ethernet capable. It is
> connected to the Appletalk port, not the serial port. When I print from
> my Mac (System 7.5.5) I have to use the Appletalk control panel to switch
> from connect via: Ethernet to connect via: Printer Port or printing is not
> available. When I switch to the printer port, ethernet is not available.
>
> With not having ethernet AND printing available at the same time,
> is it possible to send print jobs from the linux box to the Personal
> LaserWriter NT using Netatalk?
Yes, and no. The easiest thing would be to buy an
ethernet/localtalk printer converter. That's what I use, and there
are still a lot of them lying around. Or you can buy one.
Short of Routing appletalk on your system, you are out of luck.
Doug
Douglas M. MacFarlane
Principal, Vauban Industries
madmac@mcs.net
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