Apple and Hewlett Packard are aware of this issue. It occurs only when printing over an isolated LocalTalk network from Power Macintosh 5400, 6400, and 6360 series computers to the HP DeskWriter 680c. This behavior is not exhibited when printing over a serial connection, nor does it appear to occur when printing over a segmented LocalTalk network.
Workarounds1. Use a serial connection.
2. Put the printer and the computer on separate physical LocalTalk networks and connect the networks via an AppleTalk device that retransmits packets (such as an AppleTalk router).
For further assistance with this issue, please contact Hewlett Packard technical support.
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This article was published in the 27 May 1997 "Information Alley".