Dana wrote: >> What's the error? Was the ethernet driver loaded at startup?
You also might try just turning appletalk off, or even disabling the extensions. I have an icon in my control strip to enable/disable appletalk, but there's also a switch in the chooser. >> Indeed, good advice. Just turn AppleTalk off completely. It hardly sounds like you are using it (if you are plugging the printer into the printer/modem port and get an error when switching to ethernet - more on that later). You can't use AppleTalk through the printer/modem port at the same time as you are trying to print to a _non-AppleTalk_ printer. The StyleWriter II is not a network printer (unlike the LaserWriter II) and does not work w/ AppleTalk directly. That error when switching to ethernet occurs because ethernet requires a physical network to be in place... It tries to detect the next device (usually a hub or switch, but can be another computer depending...) and if it doesn't find anything on the port, then it concludes you aren't connected to a network and won't let you turn it on. So if you aren't connected to an Ethernet network, and you aren't using LocalTalk if you are using the printer/modem port to plug in a printer, then you don't need AppleTalk. Just turn it off. Or set it to "Remote Only" if you need it active for some strange reason, but don't want it using a physical port on your computer... You can turn off AppleTalk in the Chooser, Control Strip, or AppleTalk control panel. Peace, Drew -- Having graduated (with a physics BS :-P), I will be using the email address <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please update your address book. <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> "Anyone can fly, all you have to do is throw yourself at the ground and miss." -Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
