OK,
I had some time to look over my serial port today and
do some research.
It does not connect to my laser printer nor does it
network to my desktop.
I set Appletalk to the port and tried to eith print or
network, but nothing worked. My 170 connects fine
using the same layout. Still trying ideas.
Mike Dolberry
A Mac without a Clue
--- Remy Davison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I was looking in web pages the other day to resolve
> my
> >PB1400's inability to use the combined serial port
> >(printer/modem) for ANY sort of connection. I came
> >across a site mentioning that I should check the
> >settings in the Network Control Panel.
> >
> >My problem is that I do not HAVE this. I am not
> >running 8.1 on any other computer and have no way
> to
> >compare. Is this CP supposed to be present and
> isn't?
> >Do any of you know of _another_ reason why the
> serial
> >port typically does not recognize peripherals on
> the
> >PB1400? Should I upgrade to a more recent OS?
> >
> >Waddayathink?
> Whaddayausing?
> It is the AppleTalk control panel in OS 8.1. Open
> Transport 1.3 is
> installed with the OS. Hook up an external modem and
> use the freeware
> ProbeModem to see if it can talk to it. TattleTech,
> TechTool Pro or even
> dialling a # with Claris/AppleWorks' communications
> module will do this.
> This'll at least tell you if it's working. They do
> die - the IC
> controlling the port can burn out - not that I'm
> trying to panic you at
> this stage. That comes later.
>
> Do LocalTalk devices work? (i.e., PostScript
> printers?). The first thing
> to do is establish that the port works. Ensure the
> AppleTalk control
> panel is switched to Printer/Modem port.
>
> If we're talking StyleWriters, we'll sort that out
> later.
>
> Cheers,
>
> RD
>
> Remy Davison
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