I have the Focus adapters (although I do have some Farallons in a box) with terminators. The problem is not the wiring itself, because I can use it to communicate between my older System 7 Macs and print to an AppleTalk printer. It's just that the PM doesn't want to join the network. Hopefully, I'll have some time to play with settings tomorrow night.
On 9/12/05, Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 3:47 PM -0500 9/12/05, Jeff Walther wrote: > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:44:32 EDT > >>Subject: Re: [1st] PM 6100/66 AppleTalk Problems > >> > >>In a message NODEraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > >><<BTW, I am trying to use AppleTalk over PhoneNet, not ethernet. I don't > >>think my older Macs are capable of doing AppleTalk over Ethernet. >> > >> > >>My bad, I assumed you were using Ethernet. These old machines will do > >>Ethernet I have three 6100's on my network, you just need a AAUI > >>transceiver which > >>are available used for $5-10. Of course any other computers and > >>devices on your > >>network would also have to be Ethernet capable. > >> > >>Getting back to the problem, it has been a while since I used PhoneNet, just > >>be sure (you most likely have done so) that AppleTalk is active in Chooser. > >>And depending on how your network is setup you should check your > >>TCP/IP Control > >>Panel settings as well. Oh, and also check your PhoneNet connectors > >>and wires. > >> > >>Perhaps someone else can offer more advice. Good luck -- glen > > > >I haven't followed this thread at all--but--termination can be an > >issue with PhoneNet. Surely someone has already mentioned this, but > >in case they haven't... > > > >Each PhoneNet connector needs to have both jacks filled. If there > >is only one cable connected to a PhoneNet connector, then the other > >jack should have a terminator installed. The terminator is just a > >little telephone plug with a resistor between the yellow and black > >wire terminals. I don't recall the resistance at the moment. > > Only if you are doing a daisy chain connection. In a bus topology > the wiring is terminated and individual drops are not. > > It's likely this installation is a daisy chain setup but I mentioned > it because this is a common way mis-information gets passed around. > Someone mentions partial information and then others who don't know > better think it's the whole story. > > > > >An unterminated PhoneNet installation usually results in the Mac at > >the opposite end of the network from the unterminated end freezing > >up during network operations. > > > Note that in a short daisy chain network (<20') you can get away a > single terminator or in a very short network (<10') no terminator. > > > > >Some of the Focus brand PhoneNet connectors had "automatic" > >termination, but I never found it to work well, and installed the > >actual terminator where needed anyway. Later the Focus boxes had a > >switch on the side to turn termination on or off. The Focus boxes > >were black. > > > Various knock offs (everyone but Farallon is a knock off) include the > termination switch (some Farallon too, IIRC). Some have LEDs but I > always tried to steer clear of these, those LEDs are using power that > otherwise goes into a stronger signal). > > > Farallon used to include a good little booklet on setting up a > PhoneNet network with their boxes. It was really quite good in > detailing how to setup PhoneNet networks from simple two node nets to > large campus wide systems. 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