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In article <5v1uv7$3t3$2@news1.fast.net>, jeffd@fast.net (Jeff Donovan) wrote:

& 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)
& >
& >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.
& :-)

Most of the HP DeskWriters are LocalTalk capable.

Make sure you DO NOT use a serial cable when attempting to use LocalTalk
with the printer.  While this will work from Mac to Mac it doesn't with
the DeskWriters.  The reason is that the DWs use the presence of the
PhoneNet adapter to determine whether to boot up as LT printer or as a
serial printer.  For this reason you must have the PhoneNet adapter
plugged in when you power up the printer.

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