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Article #5580Re: Need info on talking from unix to LaserWriter through FastPath
From: David J Sherman
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1989 02:07
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1989 02:07
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I have a vague recollection that we solved this problem (when we
were still using Laserwriters connected to Appletalk networks and
to Unix hosts via serial lines) by turning off the 9-pin _serial_
port. You do this by setting the baud rate to zero, i.e. by saying
"setsccbatch 9 0 0" to the serverdict. Apparently turning off the
9-pin serial port does not affect Appletalk operation, even though
they use the same physical connection.
The Adobe PostScript Reference Manual (of all places) is another
place where this problem is documented. It states in Appendix D,
p. 276, that you should
Never operate a Laserwriter connected to Appletalk with
the switch set to any but the `AppleTalk' position. Failure
to heed this precaution may leave the machine in an inoperable
state or even bring down the entire network.
-djs-
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!amdahl!ames!mailrus!ncar!tank!tartarus.uchicago.edu!david From: david@tartarus.uchicago.edu (David J Sherman) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: Need info on talking from unix to LaserWriter through FastPath Keywords: serial, appletalk, serverdict Message-ID: <2235@tank.uchicago.edu> Date: 11 Mar 89 02:07:20 GMT References: <172@amtfocus.UUCP> <837@wpi.wpi.edu> <439@trigraph.UUCP> Sender: news@tank.uchicago.edu Reply-To: david@tartarus.uchicago.edu.UUCP (David J Sherman) Organization: University of Chicago Dept. Computer Science Lines: 18