Re: [NTLK] Another ethernet card

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Mon Jul 16 2001 - 13:42:20 EDT

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On Monday, July 16, 2001, at 01:31 PM, firstvln_at_earthlink.net wrote:

> Laurent Daudelin wrote:
>>> But unfortunately USB doesn't handle localtalk.
>>
>> Oh! The printer doesn't handle serial connections?
>>
>> -Laurent.
>
> Yes, the HP 5MP is an appletalk printer.

OK, just a little clarification here, because I think there is some
miscommunication. AppleTalk is the protocol. LocalTalk is the physical
layer. Like EtherTalk, which is also AppleTalk, but on Ethernet.

So, what I was asking is whether the printer supports serial
connections. If it supports AppleTalk, and if it doesn't have any
10BaseT jack, then it's obviously supporting LocalTalk (AppleTalk on the
LocalTalk cabling), which is why there is a DIN-8 jack there. But, if
the printer already supports AppleTalk, it might as well support serial,
since both are pretty close, AppleTalk being a bit more "intelligent"
than serial, which just transmits data. So, back to my original
question, does the printer support serial connection? If not, then the
only way to go will be, indeed, a LocalTalk/Ethernet bridge, like
AsanteTalk.

-Laurent.

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