I hope this thread doesn't turn into "how to setup netatalk", but I must admit after perusing the "manual" for the program and playing around a bit without success I am unsure what to do. On my Linux box (ubuntu 8.10 64-bit) I have netatalk installed. lsmod shows the "appletalk" module loaded. The Linux box is connected to a 10/100 switch alongside my AsanteTalk module, which in turn is connected via a mini-DIN8 cable to the "printer" port on the Duo Dock. The "link integrity" LED on the AsanteTalk is glowing green, and the switch "sees" the link to it as well.
The printer I would like to allow the PowerBook 230 (System 7.1) in the Duo Dock print to is on the same subnet of the LAN as the above two devices. The Linux box can print to it, of course. When I invoke "Chooser" on the PowerBook, and then click on "AppleShare" I am shown an empty box in which to "select a file server", and below that a radiobutton indicating that AppleTalk is Active.
I do not know how to:
- tell netatalk to share the printer that it knows how to print to with a LocalTalk network
- determine if netatalk is even aware of the AsanteTalk box and its attached LocalTalk network
- tell the PowerBook to try to print to a printer on the LocalTalk network, or even that a printer exists on it
The other options I seen in Chooser are:
AppleTalk ImageWriter
ImageWriter
LaserWriter
LQ AppleTalk ImageWriter
LQ ImageWriter
Personal LaserWriter SC
Personal LW LS
StyleWriter
Each of them leads to a similar blank list in which I am to "select an AppleTalk ImageWriter" or something similar.
My guess is that I need to somehow configure netatalk to advertise the availability of a printer to the LocalTalk network as if it was some kind of printer that the PowerBook knows how to print to. I further guess that I need to put a line or two into atalkd.conf and/or papd.conf, but I am clueless about what lines I need. I know the details of the printer I would like to share:
Brother DCP-9040CN color laser printer
lpd://192.168.1.213
Brother offers drivers for MacOS X on its website, for what that is worth.
The printer I would like to allow the PowerBook 230 (System 7.1) in the Duo Dock print to is on the same subnet of the LAN as the above two devices. The Linux box can print to it, of course. When I invoke "Chooser" on the PowerBook, and then click on "AppleShare" I am shown an empty box in which to "select a file server", and below that a radiobutton indicating that AppleTalk is Active.
I do not know how to:
- tell netatalk to share the printer that it knows how to print to with a LocalTalk network
- determine if netatalk is even aware of the AsanteTalk box and its attached LocalTalk network
- tell the PowerBook to try to print to a printer on the LocalTalk network, or even that a printer exists on it
The other options I seen in Chooser are:
AppleTalk ImageWriter
ImageWriter
LaserWriter
LQ AppleTalk ImageWriter
LQ ImageWriter
Personal LaserWriter SC
Personal LW LS
StyleWriter
Each of them leads to a similar blank list in which I am to "select an AppleTalk ImageWriter" or something similar.
My guess is that I need to somehow configure netatalk to advertise the availability of a printer to the LocalTalk network as if it was some kind of printer that the PowerBook knows how to print to. I further guess that I need to put a line or two into atalkd.conf and/or papd.conf, but I am clueless about what lines I need. I know the details of the printer I would like to share:
Brother DCP-9040CN color laser printer
lpd://192.168.1.213
Brother offers drivers for MacOS X on its website, for what that is worth.