On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 02:18:42PM -0400, Byron Q. Desnoyers Winmill wrote: > I did a test print run last night, and it was pretty easy. Type > 'nbplkup' to get the list of printers. Type 'pap -p"printer name" > file_name' to print a file. Now to get it working with lpd (or > CUPS, as another poster suggested). Nifty. Like I said, I almost never print anything. I did get my work Linux box setup to print to the Novell server using nprint, so this should be easy. That is if you can figure out the documentation for the Unix printer server you are using.
> I think the bridge is "unsupported" in Mac OS 8.1 and later. In > other words, it may or may not work. Hmm. I don't remember if I ever did get it to work or not. The shares show up, but I could never mount them. I think it worked if I disabled TCP/IP, but it's been too long. > Good point, but netatalk comes with apple_cp, apple_mv, apple_rm > to avoid some of the resource fork issues. Yeah, try to remember that one when you do all your work and programming in UNIX and the only time you access the share is to copy files to/from the Mac. I mostly got tired of those .Apple* directories showing up in odd places. > Linux is free. :D Not to mention that I tried IPNetRouter in a > business, and it was so unreliable it ended up getting me fired. > >:( I was relatively new on the job at the time, which was a > contributing factor. That really sucks. Like I said, I only played with the demo. > Another benefit to using MacIP is that it is encapsulated in > AppleTalk packets so you don't have to worry about your ISP's flakey > setup (ie. conflicting internal IP addresses), or using a second > ethernet interface. Thats also the advantage of managing my internal IP space and having everything go through a router. I get lots of addresses to play with and I allocate them by hand. Of course I'm mostly a Unix guy, though Unix has nothing on any Mac in the GUI department. I seem to recall, but can not find it now, something about Netatalk not knowing anything about MacIP. And The only way to route MacIP from Localtalk to Ethernet was with software like IPNetRouter or a special device. LocalTalk Bridge also does not route MacIP from what I recall. These web sites might be of interest: http://www.atpm.com/network/setup/index.html http://www.mac512.com/appletal.htm -- Lorance Stinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.worldpbx.com/ -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> --> 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/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
