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From: PJORGENS@COLGATEU.BITNET (Peter Jorgensen)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: A-Talk ImageWriters hanging network
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Date: 2 Oct 90 14:49:00 GMT
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Greetings,

We have a modest AppleTalk network which includes an AppleShare file server,
two LaserWriter, four AppleTalk ImageWriters, 16 Macs and one PC.

The problem we occassionally run into is one of the AT Imagewriters will go
into an error condition (as evidenced by it's red error light being lit) and
users can no longer reliably access other network devices (the file server, the
LaserWriters, other Imagewriters). Turning the printer off clear the problem.
Unfortunately, in a public "lab" such as this, there is often no one around
who knows to do this. The users panic, they start unplugging wires, and people
lose their work.

Question 1) What causes the Imagewriter to crash? My theory (unproven) is
            someone printing with the regular Imagewriter chosen in the chooser.

Question 2) Have you ever experienced this problem and/or found a way to prevent
            it?

Thanks in advance,

Peter Jorgensen
Microcomputer specialist
Colgate University - Hamilton, NY 13346
AppleLink - U0523
BITNET - PJORGENSEN@COLGATEU
tel - 315-824-1000 ext 742