Re: dumb question #1, 2, 3

Charles Lenington Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:48:43 -0700

ok that printer won't get shared. now if i can get at least 1 of 15 lw II x (4 or 5 are g and f) to work. charles lenington

Bryan Kattwinkel wrote:

on 9/8/04 9:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
#1
if i am using dialup on multiple computers, how can i share computers
and Laserwriter select 310 (attached to 8100) over ethernet? now i have
to switch dial up to local network manually.
#3 any idea why the printer prints ok on 8100 but gives not enough
memory on 8500? (if plugged direct?)
steps:  removed preferences for chooser and printer, rebooted
                reinstalled 7.0.1 driver
                pram
                desktop
8500                                
OS 9.0.4
144 ram VM on
8100 OS 8.0 104 ram VM on
The Select 310 is an oddball postscript-but-not-appletalk serial printer which requires a special driver. Apple stopped supporting that driver after OS 8.1. It is unlikely that you can get reliable printing from any OS after 8.1.

If the 310 driver supports Apple's printer sharing, a button appears in the Chooser letting you set up printer sharing (note the If). Someone mentioned LocalTalk Bridge, which will not help you because your 310 does not do LocalTalk.

Downgrading your 8500 to 8.1 is probably not an option. If you have lots of toner, look for a Select 360, a much better printer whose only real drawbacks are no built-in ethernet and toner getting harder to find. Otherwise, a LaserWriter IIg with built-in ethernet is a much more compatible printer, and they are practically free at this point.
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