[WinMac] RE: Sharing a LW Select 360 with a PC

Subject: [WinMac] RE: Sharing a LW Select 360 with a PC
From: Dan Schwartz (Expresso[at]snip.net)
Date: Thu Mar 07 2002 - 11:12:42 EST

        Yves,

        1) LaserWriter Bridge is obsolete: Download LocalTalk Bridge instead - It's
now a free d/l. This is much better than using a troublesome hardware box.

        2) Also, you have to manually add the AppleTalk stack into XP - Then you can
add an AppleTalk port to print to the PostScript printer.

        3) Alternately, if you have an old 486 PC with at least 64 MB of RAM you can
load a minimal NT4/Server, add SFM, and use it as the spooler (print server).

        4) If you need USB for the above, you can get the BSquare kernel hack for NT4
to enable the port, if you don't want to run Win2k:
<http://www.bsquare.com>.

        5) Lastly, you can set up in BIOS to run NT in "headless" mode without a
monitor, keyboard or mouse... But you need to leave the video card in.

        Hope this helps!
        Dan

>-----Original Message-----
>From: DUSSAULT, YVES [mailto:yves.dussault@bell.ca]
>Subject: Sharing a LW Select 360 with a PC
>
>
>A few weeks back Anthony Lord asked a question:
>> OK, heres the multi-printer rundown :
>>
>> * Home-office LAN featuring Macs (OS 9.x & 10.x) and PCs (W2K)
>> * Apple LaserWriter 4/600PS with Farallon iPrint LocalTalk <->
>Ethernet Adaptor
>> * Epson Colour Photo 720 USB
>>
>> Obviously all the Macs can print to the LaserWriter but not the PCs
>> (I found that Apples 'LaserWriterBridge' software was problematic on
>> my network hence the iPrint.)
>>
>> I can share the Epson between all the PCs if plugged in to a PC, and
>> all the Macs if plugged in to a Mac.
>>
>> What I would REALLY like is the ability to print to EITHER printer
>> from ANY machine. All printers will be centralized (on a server if
>> necessary.)
>
>Tim Scoff provided an answer:
>> The Windows 2000 computers can print to the 4/600 as you
>> described the network. Use the Add Printer Wizard to add a new local
>> printer. Click on the Add Port button when you're selecting which
>> port to use and add an AppleTalk Port.
>>
>
>I have a very similar set-up:
>* Home-office LAN featuring Macs (OS 9.x & 10.x) and PC (WinXP)
>* Apple LaserWriter Select 360 with Farallon iPrint LocalTalk <-> Ethernet
>Adaptor
>
>The two differences are LW Select 360 and WinXP. I tried Tim's suggestion but
>the Add Printer wizard in XP does not offer the option of adding an
>Apple Talk
>port so it does not see the LW. If I select "Add a local printer" I get
>choices for "Local, LPR, PDF, Standard TCP/IP". If I select "Add a network
>printer and I click "Browse for printer", it does not see anything. Is this
>just a difference between W2K and WinXP or am I not looking at the right
>place?
>
>I went to the Apple and Microsoft sites and I could not find either
>place a PC
>driver for the Select 360. Do I need the driver before XP will see the
>printer? Where do I find it?
>
>By the way, before anybody mentions it, I know that the LW Select 360 has
>serial and parallel ports but the printer is 2 floors away so running a cable
>is my last option. I would rather have a software solution.
>
>TIA

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