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Re: How to accommodate personal networked printers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Berman)
Mon Feb 6 10:49:09 1995
To: ldg@skidmore.edu (Leo D. Geoffrion)
Cc: resnet-forum@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 04 Feb 1995 17:48:46 EST."
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Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1995 10:32:27 -0500
From: Mark Berman <Mark.I.Berman@williams.edu>
Leo,
There is a software product called LaserBridge that will allow access
to both Localtalk and Ethertalk. It is produced by Sonic Systems of
Sunnyvale CA. You can reach them at 408-736-1900. We have been using
this product succesfully for exactly the situation you describe. In
Faculty/Staff offices we have used AsantePrint localtalk to ethernet
bridging devices to accomplish more or less the same thing too.
- Mark Berman
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Mark Berman Mark.Berman@Williams.EDU
Director, Technical Services
Williams College, Ctr. for Computing
Williamstown, MA. USA 01267 (413) 597-2092
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--------- You said:
>
>As we move to implement residential networking on campus, we run into one snafu.
>
>There are a few students with Mac's and LaserWriters that must connect to
>the Mac via Appletalk. Since we are basing our residence network on
>ethertalk, there appears to be no way these students can set the Mac to
>talk both to the network and the printer simultaneously.
>
>At present, these students use the network control panel resource to switch
>between the two networks depending on whether they want to network or
>print, but we'd much prefer a more elegant solution.
>
>Does anyone know of a good way around this other than to install an
>ethernet adapter for the printer as well. We're not too happy about this
>approach because of the cost and because this suddenly makes someone's
>personal printer seem like a public resource to the rest of the College.
>
>
>=============================================================
>Leo D. Geoffrion, (518) 584-5000 Ext. 2919
>Associate Director ldg@skidmore.edu
>Center for Information FAX: (518) 584-3023
> Technology Services
>Skidmore College,
>Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
>=============================================================
>Responsibilities: User Services Unit, Curriculum Support Unit
>
>
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