A/UX: Disabling AppleTalk for Serial ImageWriter Connection


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08/31/92 - REVIEWED
* For technical accuracy.


We want to use a serial ImageWriter under A/UX. We don't have any
network printer, and want to connect it on the printer port. To enable
this, we reconfigured our kernel (newconfig noappletalk) to remove the
AppleTalk connection on the printer port and then restarted to make
this change effective.

After restarting, we opened the Chooser DA, and noticed that AppleTalk was
still active. We selected the ImageWriter icon, and got the choice between
Printer and Modem ports in the right window. As we selected Printer, we
got a dialog box saying that AppleTalk will be disconnected. We chose OK
and got the usual window reminding us to change the page setup. However,
when this dialog box closed, the selected port was still Modem and not
Printer.

Fortunately, we can still use the Modem port, even without disabling
AppleTalk. Is there a way to disable AppleTalk on the printer port?

Yes, you can disable AppleTalk on either the Printer port or the Modem port
by doing:

# appletalk -d

ONLY the Modem port can be used as the Chooser style of printing method
from the MultiFinder environment. The Printer port DOESN'T work in A/UX
2.0.1. This applies to both direct serial line and direct LocalTalk line
connection.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012