My Reply follows quote. On 28/04/2004 08:35 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >At 3:14 AM -0400 4/28/04, Jim Foster wrote: >>On 28-Apr-04, at 1:16 AM, Ken wrote: >> >>>For this to work, >>>I have to be able to connect the AppleTalk port of the LaserWriter to the >>>Asante box. The cable I have didn't work. The one I made didn't work. >> >>Hmmm... As I mentioned earlier, I am not familiar with the two >>Asante devices you mention, but now I am wondering if the issue is >>that they are not in fact designed to support AppleTalk devices but >>rather to support serial devices like ImageWriters and some of the >>early StyleWriter printers. Seems to me the connector port on those >>printers was not the same as an AppleTalk connector, although it was >>easy to confuse the two because they were both round and contained >>almost but not exactly the same pin configuration. > >AppleTalk is the overall network protocol. LocalTalk is the twisted >pair 230.4 KBps network that is compatible with PhoneNet. LocalTalk >used a MiniDIN 3 connector, similar to the MiniDIN 8 serial port >connector on most Macs and peripherals connecting to the Mac >serially. Most hardware bridges had a MiniDIN 8 female connector so >you could attach PhoneNet or LocalTalk adapters or in some cases a >printer cable. Some had a male MiniDIN 8 connector on a cable so you >could connect it directly to a printer or Mac. I know of none >however that used either a MiniDIN 3 for LocalTalk or an RJ-11 for >PhoneNet. > ---------- WELL, finally got the system to work. The final "wiring:"
LaserWriter=>DB9 PhoneNet=>telephone wire=>PhoneNet w/din8=>Asante box=>Ethernet Hub. Then both test machines (the IIsi and a Blueberry Clamshell iBook) can see and print to the Laserwriter. I would extrapolate that if I were to connect the hub to the rest of the house LAN, it would be seen by any machine that had LaserWriter 8 showing in the Chooser. Guess that will have to be the next test. I got the same results with both a MicroAsantePrint and with an AsanteTalk box. It help to have finally located the .pdf manual on the AsanteTalk box. Thanks for all your inputs. Ken -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
