AppleTalk in Tiger?

[IJ Reilly]

I understand that AppleTalk support in Tiger is substantially reduced from previous OSX releases. This won't be a problem for most of us, except (apparently) if you've got an older printer connected via an AppleTalk port. That's my problem -- I've got an old HP LaserJet 5MP, which has been working just fine for years now with an AppleTalk to Ethernet bridge. Will this setup stop working under Tiger? Will I need to purchase a TCP/IP printer server if I want to keep using the LaserJet?

 

[cubist]

Seems to be broken, rather than intentionally disabled...

The checkbox in network settings is still there, I have it checked, yet a Mac OS 8.6 machine can see a Panther machine but cannot see a Tiger (10.4.1) machine, both with the checkbox checked.

Since the checkbox is still there, I don't think it was Apple's intention to disable the feature, so perhaps it will get fixed in 10.4.2.

 

[MisterMe]

The checkbox in network settings is still there, I have it checked, yet a Mac OS 8.6 machine can see a Panther machine but cannot see a Tiger (10.4.1) machine, both with the checkbox checked.

Since the checkbox is still there, I don't think it was Apple's intention to disable the feature, so perhaps it will get fixed in 10.4.2.

I see my PowerMac G5 just fine from my beige G3 running MacOS 9.2.2. Make sure that you have Personal File Sharing enabled.

 

[slooksterPSV]

At my school, we received 18 brand new G5's with tiger on them. And just so that they could print, we had to enable AppleTalk so it could go over Ethernet, so I suspect what you are trying to do should work (99.999% Garunteed), but if it doesn't for some odd reason, then just do a google search for a program that could do that for you.

Like I said, it should work, cause I had to enable appletalk to get them (the new G5's and those upgraded from Panther) to print.

 

[IJ Reilly]

Thanks for reviving this thread.

slooksterPSV, are those AppleTalk printers? I presume they must be if AppleTalk needed to be turned on for them to connect.

My solution -- if I need one -- is to buy a print server box from HP. This would be ethernet on the network side and parallel on the printer side. Takes AppleTalk out of the equation.

 

[slooksterPSV]

It talks to the server via AppleTalk which talks to the printers, which I think is AppleTalk, but to print we have to do AppleTalk. So yeah.

 

[IJ Reilly]

It talks to the server via AppleTalk which talks to the printers, which I think is AppleTalk, but to print we have to do AppleTalk. So yeah.

Thanks.

I've been asking this question in a lot of places and this is the first actual answer I've had.