Oh Duh! I just wasn't thinking about THAT thing being a bridge. I had some former dealings with a software bridge that was never reliable. My apologies. You have offered well-meaning assistance, I'm just out of luck, but coping just fine. I'm a musician, so I usually have lots of wires attached to my iBook. For those brief excursions out into the world, where the rest of my family live, I can do without the printer - I guess. 8-) Tom
> > One of these? <http://www.asante.com/products/adapters/asantetalk/> > > See the last line in the product description. "Ethernet to Localtalk > Bridge." > > I'm using a Dayna bridge and it works just fine. not wireless though. > Wired network. Beige G3DT, PTP, 6500/250, through a D-link DI-704 to > dialup modem and the aforementioned bridge thence to a QMS PS1700 > printer. The bridge will not work without either an AUI/RJ45 tranceiver > or a hub in the circuit. x-over cable won't do it either. Dunno why, > just know that it don't work. Add either the tranceiver or a hub (and > straight through cables) and it just pops up in either the Chooser or > Print Center. If your router won't pass AT packets, you need to get a > different router. ;o) Or maybe a different solution: -- 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> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
