From: Donald Wilson (marchie_at_donaldwilson.info)
Date: Fri Apr 30 2004 - 12:25:52 PDT
I don't think the Ethernet -> LocalTalk adapter will do what you need.
That requires the protocol to be AppleTalk.. not TCP/IP
What you're doing is AppleTalk over IP, and to get LPR to work that
way, you need a print server. If you have a Mac OS X computer, I
beleive you can set up CUPS to be the print spooler. It will accept the
print request from the Newton and foward it along to the AppleTalk
based printer.
If that's not an option, a used HP Jet Direct print server unit is what
you're looking at. It does pure IP based networking.
~Donald
On Apr 30, 2004, at 5:47 AM, Sean McGroty wrote:
>> So maybe my solution won't work with your printer. I may not be
>> understanding your setup -- is the Asante some kind of
>> Ethernet-LocalTalk bridge hardware thingy? If so maybe that's the
>> piece you can assign an IP address to, not the printer itself? Maybe
>> the printer wouldn't have an IP address if it's running LocalTalk.
>
> An AsanteTalk is simply an EtherTalk to LocalTalk bridge, so it doesn't
> have anything to do with IP networking. You'll have to look into some
> type of external print server, as the LaserJet 5p/5mp series won't
> accept an internal print server.
>
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