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In article <19970904210325200156@wonk.demon.co.uk>, shane@wonk.demon.co.uk (Shane Badham) 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?
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
>> JonA
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>Jon,
>
>Two possibilities come to mind, but it depends on what you have done to
>add the printer.
>
>1. I am assuming you only had the two machines linked originally. You
>can get away with a straight serial connection for this. More than two
>nodes on Appletalk and you need the special connector kits, terminators
>and cable (either AppleTalk or PhoneNet). You need three kits. Have you
>done this? I assume you turned AppleTalk on, as you were using it
>before.
>
>2. Are you using the correct driver for an AppleTalk printer. I don't
>have the HP660C, only the DeskWriter 210. It has two drivers one for
>serial connection and one for AppleTalk. If this is the same for the
>HP660C, are you using the correct one?
>
>If your printer came with a serial connector, try that on one machine to
>check it out.
>
>Sorry if you are way past this stage, but these were the first things
>that came to mind.
>
Both valid points, I tend to look at the " if it were a snake it would of bit 
me " angle.
Is the HP an Appletalk Printer?
Try turning AppleTalk Off.
:-)