At 10:34 AM -0400 10/24/01, Kim Blutreich wrote: > >From: RosaKiana Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: Printer Serial Port on 8600 is damaged > >>Hello Kim, >> If you are not using your modem port for getting on line you can >hook >>up your printer, HP 5MP, there. I have mine set up that way on an 8500 >>because my printer port is used by a plotter. > >> You need to go into your AppleTalk Control Panel and change the >>AppleTalk to the modem port. Then in the Chooser you will see both the >>modem and printer ports to choose from. > >Thank you. This looks promising. Here's where I am: there are two computers, >networked through Ethernet. So, Appletalk is set to "ethernet". In order to >use the HP 4ML, I downloaded and installed LocalTalk Bridge. That allowed me >to print locally, without resetting ApleTalk, plus, as an added advantage, >the printer is usable from the second machine. >The printer is plugged into the printer port. I am writing from work, so I >can't look at LocalTalk Bridge's control panel. Does anybody know if this >setup will allow me to use the modem port and still use the printer as >described?
Nope. LocalTalk Bridge always uses the Printer port. The control panel only allows you to turn it off and make the LocalTalk segment local only, not bridging it to EtherNet. If you can't run LTB on the other computer you could get a hardware bridge. They are pretty cheap used now. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
