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Can the Linksys WAP11 handle Appletalk?
I want to put a wireless network in my department, and I'm looking at the Linksys WAP11. My main concern is whether or not it can handle Appletalk, so we can connectivity to the printers.
If it can't handle it, which 802.11b stations can, besides the ABS?
If it can't handle it, which 802.11b stations can, besides the ABS?
The answer, from Linksys, is no, the WAP11 does not support AppleTalk. A check of the D-Link and Netgear sites comes up dry too.
so I am better off with the Apple ABS if I need Appletalk?
Not necessarily. I couldn't find Faralon's site, nor did I have a chance to hunt down the Lucent/Orinoco/whatever they call themselves today site. There are other, Mac-centric firms out there. Take a look at the Mac Connection site and see what they offer, then go to the manufacturers' sites and track down the details.
There are strong limiting factors with the ABS, range being a major one. While the snow ABS is better, it still ain't great, particularly when compared to products that feature dual external antennas. Shopping prevents frustration, and (though I hate to admit it) patience is good.
Let us know what you find, and what product you decide on.
There are strong limiting factors with the ABS, range being a major one. While the snow ABS is better, it still ain't great, particularly when compared to products that feature dual external antennas. Shopping prevents frustration, and (though I hate to admit it) patience is good.
Let us know what you find, and what product you decide on.
Orinoco: orinocowireless.com
Farrallon (now Proxim): farallon.com
I'm still looking. I'm beginning to think that being able to print while wireless is going to be a luxury.
Farrallon (now Proxim): farallon.com
I'm still looking. I'm beginning to think that being able to print while wireless is going to be a luxury.
Quick question: what kinds of printers? It's more likely than not that they support IP printing.
tooki
tooki
various HP laser printers, I know there's a 4050.
I'm not sure that IP printing would be available, since nearly all the machines are running some version of OS 9. I'm the only one who's gone to X, and that only because I did before I started the job and I can't really go back.
I'm not sure that IP printing would be available, since nearly all the machines are running some version of OS 9. I'm the only one who's gone to X, and that only because I did before I started the job and I can't really go back.
The HP LJ4050 does support IP printing, and though the JetDirect card that allows this is kind of pricey it works great. My office has a mixture of 4050s and other, more recent HP printers, all networked for sharing, and they are ery reliable. Generally (at least with the PCs at work) all the using machines need is the proper driver for the printer, and JetDirect takes it from there.
(I'm kind of embarassed that I spelled Farallon wrong-that sure explains why I couldn't find their site, though.)
(I'm kind of embarassed that I spelled Farallon wrong-that sure explains why I couldn't find their site, though.)
There are other routers that bridge the appletalk protocol.
I belive SMC makes an afordable unit that bridges appletalk.
http://homepage.mac.com/giantmike/r...mcwireless.html
There is a great list out there somwhere showing what routers bridge appletalk. I can't find it but I remember doing the reasearch and finding that the SMC was the most afordable and that Linksys will probably never upgrade their firmware to suport appletalk.
Try this search on google...
http://www.google.com/search?q=wire...8&start=10&sa=N
You can also hack an airport to use a wireless antenna.
HOpe these links help.
I belive SMC makes an afordable unit that bridges appletalk.
http://homepage.mac.com/giantmike/r...mcwireless.html
There is a great list out there somwhere showing what routers bridge appletalk. I can't find it but I remember doing the reasearch and finding that the SMC was the most afordable and that Linksys will probably never upgrade their firmware to suport appletalk.
Try this search on google...
http://www.google.com/search?q=wire...8&start=10&sa=N
You can also hack an airport to use a wireless antenna.
HOpe these links help.
Don't buy the Linksys. I did and returned it, because it does not bridge appletalk.
Research with pacience and you can get a nice router for under 100 bucks that bridges appletalk and has two external antennas.
check out what the SMCs are going for....
http://search-completed.ebay.com/se...rt&BasicSearch=
Research with pacience and you can get a nice router for under 100 bucks that bridges appletalk and has two external antennas.
check out what the SMCs are going for....
http://search-completed.ebay.com/se...rt&BasicSearch=
Here is the ALL MIGHTY LINK...
http://glennf.com/wifi/cheap.matrix.html
(Credit goes to the topic starter for finding it...)
http://glennf.com/wifi/cheap.matrix.html
(Credit goes to the topic starter for finding it...)
after finding this list:
http://glennf.com/wifi/cheap.matrix.html
I decided to go with the SMC. It has everything I need: good range and Appletalk.
I don't neccessarily need a router, just an access point, but that doesn't matter, it just means everyone who accesses the router will be seen as the same IP.
If had I seen that list earlier, it would have settled my dilemma then.
http://glennf.com/wifi/cheap.matrix.html
I decided to go with the SMC. It has everything I need: good range and Appletalk.
I don't neccessarily need a router, just an access point, but that doesn't matter, it just means everyone who accesses the router will be seen as the same IP.
If had I seen that list earlier, it would have settled my dilemma then.
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Originally posted by Avon: Here is the ALL MIGHTY LINK... http://glennf.com/wifi/cheap.matrix.html (Credit goes to the topic starter for finding it...) |
As for that "pricey" JetDirect card: if the printer has ethernet, then it already HAS the JetDirect card!
Mac OS 9 can readily print to an IP printer, all you have to do is use the Desktop Printer Utility instead of the Chooser.
You Open DPU, create a new LPR printer, enter the IP address ("Change..." under the "LPR Printer Selection; don't bother choosing the PPD yet), wait for it to be created on the desktop, and then, in the Finder, choose the new printer, go to Printing->Change Setup... and run the automatic setup.
It's more steps than using the Chooser, but it works, and it's often faster than AppleTalk printing.
tooki
Mac OS 9 can readily print to an IP printer, all you have to do is use the Desktop Printer Utility instead of the Chooser.
You Open DPU, create a new LPR printer, enter the IP address ("Change..." under the "LPR Printer Selection; don't bother choosing the PPD yet), wait for it to be created on the desktop, and then, in the Finder, choose the new printer, go to Printing->Change Setup... and run the automatic setup.
It's more steps than using the Chooser, but it works, and it's often faster than AppleTalk printing.
tooki