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From: gerry@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Gerry Recktenwald)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Having Localtalk and Ethernet too
Keywords: localtalk local ethernet
Message-ID: <2491@pdxgate.UUCP>
Date: 27 Apr 91 00:02:07 GMT
References: <1991Apr26.204034.27688@hubcap.clemson.edu>
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Organization: Portland State University, Portland, OR
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In article <1991Apr26.204034.27688@hubcap.clemson.edu> philip@hubcap.clemson.edu (Philip L Harshman) writes:
>We have a Mac IIci here that is tied into the campus Ethernet with an Ethertalk
>card.  ... stuff deleted ... 
>           However, since you have to decide between Ethertalk and
>localtalk with the "Network" control panel, this precludes us from using our
>local LaserWriter.  ... rest of post deleted

I have a Mac II with a 3Com Etherlink NB card connected to our building
Ethernet.  I also have an PhoneNet connector tying me and four other Mac II?'s
to a Laserwriter NT.  It's been months since I've opened the Control Panel
to select a network and I can use both.

This also works with a newly installed Mac IIsi (same Ethernet card; NuBus
adapter; system 6.0.7)

Our solution:  Try printing to the Laserwriter anyway.  Read manuals and
follow instructions later.  If the system can't find the Laserwriter use
the Control Panel to select the Appletalk network, but *don't* switch back
to the Ethernet.  All our Ethernet communication is with NCSA Telnet, I
have no idea how this works with other TCP/IP communication packages.

gerry
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