> I recently got an Asante micro asanteprint through the LEM swap list. I > hope to use it to get my vintage appletalk network Macs talking to their > > PPC ethernet brethren. > > The problem is... it don't work!
Thanks to all who gave input. I picked up a 12 VAC wall wart and now the unit is working fine. > So if you aren't seeing it from the Ethernet side, then something may be > wrong with it. I would be leary of that DC wall wart. And hopefully it > didn't do damage. (I have the original power supply, and it is most > definitly a 12vAC brick. It is rated for 1.25 amps just for your > reference) Doh! The DC wall wart that came with was 500 mA so I grabbed an 850 from the store. Looks like I better go and get a bigger one (the xfrmr is running warm). > On a side issue... now that I have run the software on mine, I find that > the previous owner put a password on it. Anyone have any idea how to > default the password so I can get into mine to do some admin if I choose > (I don't need to since it works just fine the way it is, but it is always > nice to have full access to the hardware you own). >From the docs (also available for dl from the asante site) you can use the password "letmein" during the first five minutes after power up. > >>By the way, when I got one of these, I played with it for some time > >>before learning that It only works for LocalTalk Printers. It won't work > >>for computers nor will it work with an "autosensing" switch. > > > >Are you sure? I have the Asante Micro AsantePrint box. I have used mine > >to connect older Localtalk computers to my ethernet network in the past. > >I have connected Mac Pluses and Mac SEs with it without a problem. > > > >-chris > ><http://www.mythtech.net> > --------- > Wellll, I am only as sure as the documentation (on the Asante site). > Quoted from the PDF troubleshooting guide their help desk sent me some > time ago: > > >>8) AsanteTalk versus Micro AsantePrint > >>. The Micro AsantePrint is an older version of the AsanteTalk with some > >>additional features and some limitations. > >>. The Micro AsantePrint is better suited for large networks with Appletalk > >>zones. It includes a software program that allows you to select in which > >>zone the device and its printers appear. > >>. The Micro AsantePrint will not work when connected to an autosensing > >>port or computer. Thus, it cannot be connected directly to an iMac, Blue > >>& White G3, or a 10/100 hub or switch. > >>. The Micro AsantePrint is for printers only. Localtalk computers are not > >>supported for file sharing. > > >Maybe we are talking about a different box? The one I have is "Mac color" > >beige, has a power receptacle and a DIN-8 serial plug on one side; a > >bulge with the word Asante, four indicator lights and the words "Micro > >AsantePrint" on the top; an RJ-45 jack and a "Wide" ethernet plug on the > >other edge. > > Humm... sounds just like mine. > > I'll plug mine into a LocalTalk Mac tomorrow and check it out (right now > it is plugged into a DeskJet 855, which we can agree it will work with). > > I am nearly 100% sure that this is the box I was using when I used to > connect my older machines to my Ethernet. I'll know for sure when I get > to work and can try it. I'm able to move files across the Asanteprint from an appletalk networked powerbook 520c to a PPC 8500 on the ethernet side. The docs (58 pdf pages when 10 would do) say that you can access up to eight appletalk devices, printers and/or computers, on the micro asanteprint. -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
