>When I've used inkjet printers connected to the serial port in the past, and >had a problem with it printing out a bunch of gibberish, I found that I had >to turn off AppleTalk. . . > >I'm guessing that you're not connecting to a network so you don't need >AppleTalk turned on. Sometimes you have to restart before it will work. >
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!! That fixed it!!!!! I thought that because Appletalk was safely locked on "ethernet" it wouldn't be affecting the printer/modem port. I was wrong. I had a long reply ready to send, about how AppleTalk is not set on the printer/modem port so it can't be the problem, but I figured, "I'd better double-check so I can be SURE I'm right" - I hate to have to admit I'm wrong after taking a righteous stand (it's hard enough at all other times :-) I'm on a network, but with an OSX iMac & everything I do still seems to work without AppleTalk. I did used to have the garbage-spitting problem & know it was AppleTalk's fault when, many moons & a system ago, after system crashes AppleTalk would revert to talking over the printer/modem port. Locking it (clicking the padlock when in the admin user mode) on "remote only" (NOW I realize - until I really thought about it I THOUGHT it was ethernet) had fixed that problem. Thanks! Anne -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
