LaserWriter Pro 810: Enet Ptr Name Maximum 16 Chars

When I configured a LaserWriter Pro 810 on an Ethernet network, the Chooser name is truncated to 16 characters long. The full printer name, however, is displayed on the status page and in the Chooser when using LocalTalk.

Can the LaserWriter Pro 810's Ethernet printer name ever be longer than 16 characters?
No, the LaserWriter Pro 810 Ethernet printer name is limited to 16 characters.

Previous LaserWriter printers have had plenty of EEROM space to store printer names. The LaserWriter Pro 810 supports up to 64 'virtual' printers with their own name and configuration variables that must be stored in non-volatile memory. In order to provide sufficient EEROM space, the LaserWriter Pro 810's non-LocalTalk printer names were truncated to 16 characters.

Page 43 of the LaserWriter Pro 810 User's Guide contains a small note explaining that the Ethernet printer name is limited to 16 characters.
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012