The point of the the Remote Only selection was to allow you to use a serial printer (ImageWriter, early inkjets) which did not support AppleTalk/LocalTalk. It let you sign on to the internet using AppleTalk or TCP/IP without sending the same chatty network talk to your serial printer, which otherwise would dutifully print out miles of gibberish under the impression that it was a document.
Early systems had an inconvenient habit of switching ports on you. If you had the AppleTalk control panel set to Ethernet and then booted while the network was down, you could find that AppleTalk was switched from Ethernet to the default port, which was the printer serial port. Using Remote Only prevented this from happening. Resetting the AppleTalk control panel to Ethernet -- and keeing an eye on it -- would seems to be your only solution, until you retire your serial printer(s). -- Robert MacLeay on 3/6/05 11:38 AM, Dennis Davis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a LAN and I use a cable Modem. On my LAN are a G3, a G4, a 3400 > PowerBook, and a Quadra 610. Not long ago I had file sharing working from my > G3 as Server and my Quadra 610 as a client. > > Then for some reason myQuadra 610 couldn't find the G3 in the AppleShare > list, even though it could still access the Internet using iCab or Anarchie. > > I tried everything I could think of to fix this problem including calling > Apple to no avail. Finally a few days ago I think that I have figured out the > problem. I found that I had connected a printer to the printer port and a > modem to the modem port and I have an Extension called Remote Only, so I > think that is why I could connect to the Internet while not being able to > connect to the G3. > > What do you all think? -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
