-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2001-05-08 2:25, Ethan Benson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> the actual localtalk over the serial port i do not think is > supported. however if its localtalk over ethernet (which i suppose > is called ethertalk...) is supported, sortof, by netatalk. I have netatalk running already, and it serves files just fine to my OS 9 box. I was hoping I could print directly to my HP DeskWriter 520 from the OS 9 box, too, by bridging EtherTalk to LocalTalk through my LinuxPPC box. (There was a message posted recently that hinted at doing this.) I understand that I can (in theory, at least) hang the printer directly from my LinuxPPC box and use a combination of netatalk and Ghostscript to print to it, but I also understand that the DeskWriter driver in Ghostscript is, well, substandard. > i think the `nobody has bothered' is probably the explanation. Which is a little odd, considering that there is LocalTalk support for Farallon and COPS hardware. > localtalk/ethertalk are pretty gross networking protocols. moving > to tcp/ip is recommended. First, I need to install a TCP/IP stack in my printer.... :-) The other solution I've seen mentioned is a LocalTalk-to-EtherTalk bridge (again, Farallon, and possibly others), but I'm trying to find a lower-cost solution. For the price of a dedicated bridge, I could get a brand-new printer with more features. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBOvf40BNvDO+i/75BEQJO+gCg141RIwbCJzjoNztpTGMxn6uZXuEAnikR ni5QqTyeulegb+zjqHhbsgRe =3yWi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Craig S. Cottingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available from: <http://pgp.ai.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA2FFBE41> ID=0xA2FFBE41, fingerprint=6AA8 2E28 2404 8A95 B8FC 7EFC 136F 0CEF A2FF BE41
