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Paul Womar <Newsmaster@pwomar.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Is there any way to enable Appletalk but not assign it to any port?  I
> want to use the SIMS mail server which requires that Appletalk be
> enabled but I have no local netywork to connect to and no spare ports,
> it works fine if I select the printer port but it's a PITA turning AT on
> and off when I want to use the printer.  
> Any ideas?

Maybe silly, but...  If your printer has a LocalTalk port (it does if
it's an HP Deskwriter, for example), you might consider setting up a
two-node network.

Rowland.

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Paul Womar <Newsmaster@pwomar.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Is there any way to enable Appletalk but not assign it to any port?  I
> want to use the SIMS mail server which requires that Appletalk be
> enabled but I have no local netywork to connect to and no spare ports,
> it works fine if I select the printer port but it's a PITA turning AT on
> and off when I want to use the printer.  
> Any ideas?

IIRC There's an extension somewhere called local only, which allows
this.

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ric <btgsch@rmplc.co.uk> wrote:

> Paul Womar <Newsmaster@pwomar.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Is there any way to enable Appletalk but not assign it to any port?  I
> > want to use the SIMS mail server which requires that Appletalk be
> > enabled but I have no local netywork to connect to and no spare ports,
> > it works fine if I select the printer port but it's a PITA turning AT on
> > and off when I want to use the printer.  
> > Any ideas?
> 
> IIRC There's an extension somewhere called local only, which allows
> this.

Wasn't that part of ARA to allow a local Appltalk printer/local AT
services to work correctly when ARA was active?

There might be a technote on it on www.apple.com.

rgds, Alan

ric <btgsch@rmplc.co.uk> wrote:

> IIRC There's an extension somewhere called local only

It's actually called "Remote Only" :-) and is part of ARA as someone
said and freely available from somewhere or other.

Ah, just found it on my 7.6.1 CD at:

Mac OS 7.6.1:Software Installers:Apple Remote Access Client 2.1:
ARA Client Install:AppleTalk Files:Remote Only

You don't need to install anything else.

Chris.

In article <1d49ghh.1cn3rw313awvkmN@pwomar.demon.co.uk>,
Newsmaster@pwomar.demon.co.uk (Paul Womar) wrote:

>>Subject: Assigning Appletalk no port
>>From: Paul Womar
>>Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 01:10:05 +0000
>>Newsgroups: demon.tech.mac
>>
>>Is there any way to enable Appletalk but not assign it to any port?  I
>>want to use the SIMS mail server which requires that Appletalk be
>>enabled but I have no local netywork to connect to and no spare ports,
>>it works fine if I select the printer port but it's a PITA turning AT on
>>and off when I want to use the printer.  
>>Any ideas?

There's a little Extension called Remote Only which allows you to do this
(AFAIUI) - I've used it on one-port 6500 & 5400 machines with internal
modems.

Regards

Chris Bennett <chris@lunedale.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Ah, just found it on my 7.6.1 CD at:
> 
> Mac OS 7.6.1:Software Installers:Apple Remote Access Client 2.1:
> ARA Client Install:AppleTalk Files:Remote Only
> 
> You don't need to install anything else.

You are my hero, cheers.  I've not tried it yet becaause I'm still
puzzled as to why someone would give it a name that is the opposite of
it's purpouse.