At 9:22 AM +1000 8/13/02, Dr A.P. Whichello wrote: >Hi everyone, > >Amongst other things, my Quadra 650 is the localtalk bridge machine between >my ethernetwork and my personal laserwriter, so I can print from all the >other computers. Lately, at every power up of the quadra, the laserwriter >"cannot be found," but going to the chooser finds it straight away. Is it >something simple (eg pram battery going flat) or is it more sinister? I've >already tried the usual quick suspects (zapping pram, rebuilding desktop >etc.) TIA,
I don't know why a machine would be loosing track of the LW. It shouldn't be due to the PRAM battery. While it does contain the AT address of that machine Chooser should be remembering the LW by it's name. If it's the Q650s PRAM battery you are questioning that might cause problems. LocalTalk Bridge is kind of funny in how it works. Basically it allocates another AppleTalk address (Network and Node) on the Ethernet side for every device it sees on the LocalTalk side. When I was using it I encountered a problem with an AT address conflict between the pseudo Ethernet address of the LT device and another Mac on the Ethernet. If I booted the bridging Mac first it would complain about an address conflict and LTB would quit when the other Mac started up. If the other Mac was started first LTB wouldn't load, I think with another error message. Normally AppleTalk addressing is self adapting but clearly LTB isn't. I fixed the problem by forcing the AppleTalk address of the other Mac to another address using the AppleTalk control panel in Advanced mode. I realize this doesn't solve your problem but it might give you some ideas. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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/> 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
