Re: [WinMac] LaserJet 4 question


Ed Gonzales(egonzales[at]sjdccd.cc.ca.us)
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:17:38 -0500


Make sure you're using a bi-directional cable. We had a similar problem one
time.

-=Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: Victor Forberger <vforberg@lynx.dac.neu.edu>
To: The Windows-MacOS cooperation list <winmac@xerxes.frit.utexas.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 10:12 AM
Subject: [WinMac] LaserJet 4 question

> I hope I'm just being stupid, but I can't seem to get a LaserJet 4M with
> a JetDirect card to connect to a 10baseT network.
>
> The printer is currently hooked up to a Win95 computer via a parallel
> port, and Win95 computers print to it via Win95 print sharing.
> Unfortunately, Apple users are out of luck with this arrangement. I
> could install MacLan or some other software solution, but with a
> JetDirect card I should be able to set up the printer as a standalone
> network printer accessible to both Win95 and Mac users.
>
> The problem is that when I plug it into the ethernet network (and
> disconnect the parallel cable to the computer), the printer refuses to
> show up for either Apple or Win95 users.

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