At 11:49 AM -0800 12/6/03, Jim Arnott wrote:First... Get a router that'll pass AT packets. My D-Link DI-704 works fine and they're cheap. $25 delivered on that auction site.
Is that a wireless router?
I think not
Any of these routers will pass AT among the wired LAN connections. Probably none will pass it to the WAN but it doesn't matter. What is problematic is whether or not the wireless connection will pass AT. Most don't seem to. A few do. Airport of course does. I've got two wireless routers that both claim to support AT. One almost does but not quite. The other doesn't, I suspect when they claim to support AT the mean over the wired connections.
Mine claims to not support AT. perhaps that explains this behavior:
See my previous post for my network. Basically: wireless router, PB G4 is wireless, PB G3 is wired. Both running 10.2.6, go to the Chooser in Classic, click AppleShare.
on the wireless G4: no file servers listed. But if I use "Server IP Address ..." I can get the G3.
on the wired G3: my G4 is listed, to which I can connect.
What does this say about AT in my setup? Anything?
Wireless routers amount to a router, wireless access point and a switch (which connects the other two to the wired connections. As switches don't distinguish between different types of packets they carry AT along with IP. It's the access point part that blocks AT.
thank you thank you, I hope I remember this stuff in a week, I am starting to understand.
Well connecting OS X to an AppleTalk connected PostScript laserprinter is pretty easy regardless of the network media the printer is using. By the time it gets to the OS X computer it's coming in as EtherTalk (AppleTalk over Ethernet). That's because laserprinters are directly supported in OS X. But LocalTalk based printers don't seem to be as they are considered a dated machine so there is no driver support for them. I have this problem with my HP DeskJet. Epson SC980s with built in Ethernet are supported though.
I use gimp-print drivers, they support MANY machines
The biggest problem right now is that there are very few low cost Ethernet Inkjet printers out there. I found an HP model but it seems to be on the way out and there are questions about it's print quality and driver compatibility. All the printer manufacturers seem to think USB is the only interface they need to support. They seem to be totally ignoring all the wireless hardware being sold. What's the point of cutting the cord if you have to plug in the printer.
Sounds like free, useful investment advice, or consulting for the printer niche of the industry!
Any thoughts on my Chooser/AT question up above?
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