> >Referring to Re: Cables, at 18:33 -0500, 3/7/03, (Robert >Patterson) eloquently elucidated: > >> You are correct. A special "straight-through" cable to the switchbox, and >> regular Mac printer cables from the box to each printer. That is what has >> always worked in my experience. >> >> Note that many switchboxes made for Macs INCLUDED this special cable, which >> unfortunately was often not marked as a special cable, which caused a great >> deal of confusion from the outset. :-( > >and where could one get such a wonderful device? > >-- >Thanks, >Paul ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Which brings me back to one part of my original question... > >Is there an EASY way to take a regular ADB printer cable and >simply splice it and rewire it properly to make it work instead >of the 'right' cable? Since there seems to be confusion about one part of my question, (maybe I used wrong terminology?) I am using a stylewriter 1500 printer. That particular printer does not connect into the scsi chain like some of the others (at least one laser writer that I know of) does. I am not certain that I used proper terminology in the above identifying of the correct cable, but I do know there are two different cables needed to be used when going through the switch box as has been mentioned by several people. So...again I ask has anyone here ever done the splice on the normal cable to complete the set up through the switch box...regardless if that changes it from straight to crossover, or crossover to strait? I 'presume' such a splicing would be easily done by reversing two of the normal printer cable wires. All I'd need is to know "which" two. If all else fails, I'll have to get out a meter, and go at it sorta blind till I figure out which ones are right. Thanks for all the good feedback so far. Don -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
