Not sure what an sw printer is!! The only sw that I can think of stands for software, which can�t be right...
The printer connected to your PowerBook G3 will only be made available via AppleTalk if you have AppleTalk switched on for the ethernet port in the Network prefs pane � is this the case? You may want to try connecting to the printer using Rendezvous, which is OS X�s native discovery protocol � in other words, the way in which the printer is advertised as available on the network. Rendezvous is essentially always switched on. One thing�s for sure, however � in principle there�s absolutely no difference between two computers connected directly together using a direct ethernet cable or if there�s a hub between them. As far as the two computers are concerned they can just connect with each other via ethernet, whether there�s a hub between them or not. The only caveat to that is that sometimes it is possible for a hub (or switch) to interfere with the connection � for example I have heard of certain switches not properly passing AppleTalk packets through, even though in principle they shouldn�t be doing anything to the packets on the way through, just routing them to the appropriate port. It would be great if you could provide some feedback to the list on your experiences with this � sometimes when I post things to the list we never hear anything further and I don�t know whether the problem was solved or not! I�m not pointing any fingers � just a general comment... Nick -- Nick Collingridge - Zapp Computer Consultancy From: chueewowee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Mac UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:29:07 +0000 To: "Mac UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SW printer OS9 G3 sharedd with OS X G4 and ethernet i I tried to share an sw printer on a g3 wallstreet OS9 with my g4 imac OS Jaguar. The Print Centre Preferences/Add/Appletalk/Local Appletalk zone fails to , mount the printer, which is set to shared status on the g3, Chooser. My two computers are connected via ethernet, and shared files, without a hub. If I were to use an ethernet hub, would this enable the printer sharing? I am aware that the SW printer is not supported in Jaguar, but I believe it should be able to share it. -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> 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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
