Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 01:25:51 +0100 From: Stefan.Bethke@Hanse.DE (Stefan Bethke) To: peruzzi@krenet.it (Simone Peruzzi) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pci to appletalk adapter??? Message-ID: <199711060040.BAA08961@pong.PPP.DE> References: <343cf08b.1472197@News.unipg.it>
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In article <343cf08b.1472197@News.unipg.it>, peruzzi@krenet.it (Simone Peruzzi) wrote: > Hi everybody! > I wanna know two things: > first , if it does exist an adapter to fit inside a PC with WIN 95 in > order to use it as a printer server. I tried at Daynastar but I > couldn't find it. I was told there was an internal card (Pci standard) > that could fit into. Is it true? > Second: does anybody know the way to correctly use an NT server as a > printer server? > Thanks everybody. > Bye from Italy > Simone Just in case you didn't receive a reply yet: "AppleTalk" is a protocol suite, independent of the network media. What you probably mean is "LocalTalk", a networking system built into every Mac and many printers. To print to a printer via LocalTalk from FreeBSD, you'll need a network connection to the printer, and appropiate software. While there is a driver for an adapter not sold any more (for the last three years) to support LocalTalk, the easiest way is to get an Ethernet<->LocalTalk adapter for approx. $100, from vendors like Asante, Dayna or Farallon. Then, install the package/port netatalk, which allows you to print to Postscript printers connected via AppleTalk. Hope this helps, Stefan -- Stefan.Bethke@Hanse.DE http://www.promo.de/people/stefan/
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