Posting a followup to problems ... trying to print to a Laserwriter Select 360 from a Titanium G4 running OS X 10.1.5 ...
I found a posting at MacFixit.com that give some options to this situation ... goes as follows ------------------------- AppleTalk connection dropped in Mac OS X: some tips Brian Povlsen writes: "We have had a problem keeping a steady connection to any AppleTalk services on our Ethernet 10/100 switched network, running Mac OS X. Specifically what happens is that when 'Interference Robustness' is active in the AirPort Base Station, PowerBook G4s have difficulty keeping an AppleTalk signal. The AppleTalk seems to not be active even though it is checked in the Network System Preferences. Turning off 'Interference Robustness' allows AppleTalk over AirPort to work normally." We have not had this specific symptom, but we have had cases where the AppleTalk signal is dropped unexpectedly. For example, we recently had a failure when trying to print to an AppleTalk-connected printer. The error message said that AppleTalk was not active. However, when we checked in Network System Preferences, it was active. Eventually, we had to delete the printer in Print Center and start over before we could print over AppleTalk again. At least for the printing error, the problem occurs most often in multiple port setups. In particular, if you have AppleTalk enabled for both AirPort and Ethernet, you may get this symptom. A solution is to disable AppleTalk in one of the ports. Sometimes, just switching the port order in Active Network Ports may help. http://www.macfixit.com/archivesx/april.02.c.x.shtml#talk-04-24 -------------------------- I have done what was suggested ... leave only one port open and place that connection at the top of the list (seems to work at least most of the time - making sure Appletalk is selected). I've also set up different locations with the configurations I want: 1) for printing over ethernet at home 2) for being on the wireless Aerolan network at home (but it won't print wirelessly, only good for surfing, email). Under that 2nd configuration, I still can't print wirelessly over OS X ... haven't figured this out yet ... won't recognize the printer when trying to search for it. Would still love to hear if anybody has figured this one out ... Kyle you said you had this configuration working ... any clues? Hoping Jaguar will resolve some of these issues ... maybe a future driver from Asante may do the trick as well. Configuration: Titanium - G4 running OS 10.1.5 Asante Aerolan PCMCIA card Asante FriendlyNET Wireless Cable/DSL Router FR3202AL-1PCM Asante FriendlyNET 8+2 Ethernet Switch AsanteTalk Ethernet to Localtalk Bridge -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
