My Reply follows quote. On 27/05/2003 17:21 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Hyslop) > >Hi All, > >I just inherited an AsantePrint box and am trying to get it to work. >I'm pretty sure it's an Ethernet to LocalTalk bridge, however, I have >no documentation and no software to configure it. I searched the >archives for this list and the Asante web site with no luck. > >Can anyone point me in the right direction? > >The front of the box has the words Asante Print and activity lights >for Ethernet and Localtalk. The back of the box has connectors for >power, BNC and AUI ethernet, a LocalTalk port, an EtherTalk mode >switch, and a slot (?) labeled media. The box is about the size of an >old modem or a CD drive. There is no date or model number on the box, >just a serial number. > >Ultimately, I'd like to use this to print to an HP LaserJet printer >via my home network from an OS X Mac. If you have a URL to share or >experience with a fossil such as this I'd appreciate hearing from you. ------------ If this is the same gizmo I found a year or two ago, it is designed to make a "localtalk" printer work on an ethernet network. Most likely wouldn't be much good to a non-Apple printer. The one I have (a "Micro AsantePrint") only works for printers and won't work on a network with "autosensing" switches.
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