Anne Judge on 1/16/03 12:58 PM wrote: > I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!! That fixed it!!!!! I thought that because > Appletalk was safely locked on "ethernet" it wouldn't be affecting > the printer/modem port. > > Snip
> I did used to have the garbage-spitting problem & know it was > AppleTalk's fault when, many moons & a system ago, after system > crashes AppleTalk would revert to talking over the printer/modem > port. Locking it (clicking the padlock when in the admin user mode) > on "remote only" (NOW I realize - until I really thought about it I > THOUGHT it was ethernet) had fixed that problem. > I remember when I had a Wallstreet, it often seemed that when disconnected it from ethernet, it would default back to the serial/printer port. That always irritated me! That's why your problem sounded so familiar. I pretty sure this went away on later PowerBooks. As a mater of fact, I think this same problem occurred on the early Quadras and PowerMacs (pre-PCI) as well. If they didn't sense an ethernet connection at startup (or wake up) they would always default to the serial port. It wasn't that big a deal deal on the desktop machines as you could plug non-AppleTalk printers into the modem port (as long as you didn't need a modem of course). This was all pre OSX for me, but since it still seems to happen for you, it sounds like it's a hardware issue. Perhaps you should create two locations. One for when you're connected to ethernet and AppleTalk is enabled. And a location with AppleTalk disabled when you're not on a network. It would save you having to open the network preferences every time it gave you problems. -Mark -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
