Netatalk and AppleTalk Printers
Joe Villari
yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Sat, 04 Jan 2003 10:28:53 +0000
After unpluging and repluging in the ethernet cable and restarting atalk
I'm now able to see the printer:
[joev@localhost joev]$ nbplkup
localhost:AFPServer
65280.231:128
localhost:netatalk
65280.231:4
localhost:Workstation
65280.231:4
HP LaserJet 4MP:LaserWriter
65280.219:132
I tried configuring it in CUPs but I'm not quite sure what to choose for
the paths and stuff. I've tried a few with no success. I no generate an
error which seems conflicting; something like I can't see the printer at
the socket - Success.
So, now I'm working on configuring CUPs or lpd.
Joe
Rick Thomas wrote:
>Joe,
>
>As I understand it, you have a PowerBook (running YDL 2.3) that connects to
>the Internet using a PCMCIA modem, because the built-in modem doesn't work
>with YDL (sigh...) Self-same PowerBook has an Ethernet port which you are
>attempting to use to talk to your HP 4MP printer via AppleTalk (EtherTalk to
>the Faralon iPrint, then LocalTalk to the 4MP)
>
>You are concerned that "getzones" isn't seeing any zones. Don't be. There
>aren't any zones to see. You've got a simple AppleTalk network with no
>routers, hence no need for zones, hence no zones.
>
>On the other hand, nbplkup isn't seeing the printer. That's a problem. You
>can't print to it if you can't see it! As somebody else said, try
>restarting the atalk service with the printer up. See if that helps.
>
>You should also check to see if the Ethernet interface is up.
>Use "ifconfig -a" and look to see if the "eth0" interface is up and speaking
>EtherTalk. If not, you need to configure the network interface stuff, which
>is (probably) in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 .
>
>There may be a GUI for doing network configuration. I'm not sure. Does
>anybody out there know for sure?
>
>Ask again if that doesn't help.
>
>Rick
>
>
>on 1/3/03 1:08 PM, Joe Villari at joev_nylxs@pipeline.com wrote:
>
>>nathan r. hruby wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Joe Villari wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm trying to set up my HP 4MP printer with my TI PowerBook and YDL 2.3.
>>>>The printer connects to the computer via ethernet. The printer has a
>>>>serial to ethernet adapter to a hub and the comtupter plugs right into
>>>>the hub. Works fine from Mac OS.
>>>>
>>>Please describe the serial -> ethernet dongle. Is it a print server like
>>>device? If so, it probably has support for LPR printing (you should
>>>investigate this) so you can print directly to the printer using the
>>>standard printing tools under YDL.
>>>
>>It is a Farallon ethernet iprint adapter. Basically, the old style apple
>>print port is contected to a cable which connects to the adapter, the
>>other side of the adapter is an ethernet cable to the hub. Commonly used
>>connect non-ethernet Mac printers to ethernet hubs for Mac networking.
>>
>>>
>>>>YDL 2.3 has netatalk running:
>>>>
>>>>Jan 3 01:04:54 localhost atalk: atalkd startup succeeded
>>>>Jan 3 01:05:06 localhost atalk: papd startup succeeded
>>>>Jan 3 01:05:06 localhost atalk: afpd startup succeeded
>>>>
>>>>According to YDL documentation I should be able to use MOL, go to the
>>>>chooser and see the linux side. This doesn't happen. I'm not sure if I
>>>>need to configure the TCP/IP control panel or not; right now it's set
>>>>for ppp but appletalk is set for ethernet.
>>>>
>>>>According to a howto (http://gdr.free.fr/linux2.html) I found, I should
>>>>be able to use getzones to see my AppleTalk zones and nbplkup to see
>>>>into the zones. Here are my results:
>>>>
>>>>[root@localhost joev]# getzones
>>>>atp_rresp: Connection timed out
>>>>
>>>>[root@localhost joev]# nbplkup
>>>>localhost:AFPServer
>>>>65280.207:128
>>>>localhost:netatalk
>>>>65280.207:4
>>>>localhost:Workstation
>>>>65280.207:4
>>>>
>>>>Notsure what this all means. It appears that netatalk is OK but I don't
>>>>see any AppleTalk zones.
>>>>
>>>>The computer is connected to the hub and the printer is turned on and in
>>>>the hub. I make my internet connection via pcmcia modem and did change
>>>>/etc/sysconfig/network from 'GATEWAYDEV=3Deth0' to GATEWAYDEV=3Dppp0 as
>>>>per YDL howto (I'm not sure if this will cause any problems for networking).
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas, help, documentation or solutions will be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>I don't understand what you're trying to do and your setup seems overly
>>>complex. Perhaps if you could answer a few questions:
>>>
>>>Why are you using a PCMCIA modem and not the onboard ethernet of
>>>the TiBook?
>>>
>>The only way to connect to the internet is via dial up. The onboard
>>modem won't work on a TI PowerBook.
>>
>>>
>>>Does the PCMCIA modeam also have an ethernet connection?
>>>
>>No
>>
>>>
>>>Does the PCMCIA modem get recognized by linux at all?
>>>
>>Yes, using it right now for internet connection.
>>
>>>
>>>Are you trying to connect to your printer remotely over a
>>>PPP connection?
>>>
>>Printer is connected to an ethernet hub.
>>
>>>
>>>Does your MOL session have any networking?
>>>
>>Dunno. According to YDL howto all you had to do is start atalk and then
>>it appears when you use MOL which is what happens when I used a
>>standalone Mac machine connected to a hub that my Suse intel server was
>>plugged into.
>>
>>>
>>>Does nbplkup report the printer sitting on the network?
>>>
>>No I don't think so. See Above
>>
>>>
>>>Do you have a router on your network that is creating zones? (eg: a
>>>gatorbox, hardware router, netatalk box connected to two seperate
>>>networks, a VPN connection to a remote site with zones)?
>>>
>>No. This is a very SIMPLE setup, one TI PowerBook connected to a hub and
>>a printer connected to the hub.
>>
>>>
>>>What exactly are you trying to do?
>>>
>>Get my printer to work under YDL 2.3 from my PowerBook
>>
>>>
>>>-n
>>>
>>
>>
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