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Rebecca and Rowland wrote:
> 
> Jon Allen <jon@airedale.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > A bit of advice/ideas please.
> >
> > I have a performa 5200 running OS7.5.5 and a Plus running 6.0.4, both work
> > faultlessly when appletalking.
> >
> > However, when I tried to add my HP66C deskwriter to the network, no joy.
> > The chooser claims to be making a printer list when the AT660C chooser
> > extension is selected, but then nothing happens: No printer is selected.
> > (this happens even when the network is only the 5200 and the printer)
> >
> > Any ideas?
> 
> Yeah, something's not right ;-)
> 
> But...  Hmm...  Have you tried swapping LocalTalk boxes and cables to
> ensure that it's not a cabling problem?
> 
> If it's not a cabling problem, I'd suspect some sort of software problem
> first, and then I'd suspect that the printer hardware is somehow faulty
> - I don't know about the 660C printers, but all 500 series HP DWs have
> one socket that does for normal serial and LocalTalk - the printer
> detects what sort of signal's coming in and switches itself to handle
> that signal.
> 
> (Quick thought - is the printer plugged in and powered up before you
> start the Mac?  It shouldn't particularly matter, but...)
> 
> Possible software problems?  Hmm...  Don't know for sure - I think I'd
> start by checking the HD and OS, trashing any suspicious-looking prefs
> files, re-installing the OS, checking the HD again, setting up
> everything the way I wanted it from scratch, making sure no
> non-essential extensions/control panels were loading, and then
> re-installing the printer driver software and *then* seeing if I could
> get the printer up in the chooser.  Tedious?  Yes.
> 
> So...  You could check that the printer's happy receiving normal serial
> input, and if it is, and everything else works without a hitch, try
> ringing HP and seeing what they suggest - if that draws a blank, the
> chances are that there's something up with the printer.  I think.
> 
> Rowland.
> 
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Here's another Appletalk problem.....We just got a new 5400/200 PowerMac
in the office and several Macs are networked to the same AppleLaser
Writer. Each morning when the secretaries start-up the new 5400 says
that Appletalk is off and she has to pick it up in the chooser. Anyone
know why we lose the chooser settings each morning?

Mark Schlenoff