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I'm going to shock some here, but I agree with Dan on this. For file and
other, IP is the way to go, but AppleTalk and PAP is an excellent printing
protocol, and until the big revision to IP printing finally gets done,
probably the best way to manage printers.
If done correctly, (read: Plan twice, execute once.), keeping AppleTalk for
just your printers will not bog down the network noticeably. If you are at a
reasonabley modern OS level, i.e. No earlier than 8.1, and 8.6 is a better
rev, then Desktop printing via the LaserWriter 8 drivers avoids the chooser.
In fact, if you are at 8.6 or better, you don't need the chooser at all, as
the desktop printer manager and the Network Browser eliminate the need for
it, unless you need to use something like MacNFS. The current version of
DAVE can function nicely without the Chooser, and if you can eliminate NBP
broadcasts, then *much* of your AppleTalk traffic is gone.
john
On 12/18/00 4:44 PM, "Dan Schwartz" <Dan@BrakeAndGo.com> wrote:
> I'm in the minority; but I believe in keeping AppleTalk running for one
> reason: PRINTING.
--
"Where there's a Will, there's usually a large, barrel-chested robot waving
arms hither and thither, screaming pronouncements of doom. It's quite
annoying."
From the sig of an Outlook Express Beta Tester :)
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