Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!dali.cs.montana.edu!milton!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!alberta!herald.usask.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!tilley From: tilley@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Richard Tilley) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: LocalTalk and Ethertalk Message-ID: <1991May4.023636.19597@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Date: 4 May 91 02:36:36 GMT References: <91122.143244ALC@psuvm.psu.edu> <1991May3.154853.19287@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Lines: 19 In <1991May3.154853.19287@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> lim@slc6.INS.CWRU.Edu (Hock Koon Lim) writes: >In article <91122.143244ALC@psuvm.psu.edu> writes: >> >>Now, we're going to establish an AppleTalk network for the Macs which will >>run under Ethertalk. So, what I've done is install the EtherTalk 2.0 drivers, >>the Network DA and set the Network to Ethertalk. Fine, we can still talk >>to our VAX and now, the Macs can see the AppleShare file server we have >>setup also on Ethernet. HOWEVER, they CAN'T see the LocalTalk printers! >> >>Is is possible to have AppleTalk and EtherTalk running at the same time? > No. Unless the system is a AppleTalk router. You can probably set the network to EtherNet, get a NCSATelnet/MacTCP session going, then set the network to LocalTalk. This will let you print and VT100 without the need to switch network protocols. Doesn't give you AppleShare tho. :-( ... Richard