[Info-vax] OT: DEClaser 5100 printer, ways to connect without Appletalk

JF Mezei jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca
Fri Aug 28 16:28:09 EDT 2009


Maybe Paul Anderson can chime in...


Apple is discontinuing Appletalk support for printers. (damned you !).

So, I will have to fire up my old mac so I can fire up the old NPMANAGE
application to talk to the printer to configure it.

Does anyone know what protocols the ethernet card for that laser printer
supports ?  I know it does LAT and Appletalk.

Does it support raw IP ? Is it bidirectional ?

I seem to recall it supported some microsoft thing as well. How
functional is that protocol, and how dangerous is it to enable it ? Is
it IP based and if so, what ports must I ensure are blocked, locked, and
put behind a 3 metre thick lead wall to make sure people on the internet
don't insert some microsoft virus onto my printer ?



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