Hello all...

I'm stuck. I have an Apple LaserWriter 600 printer that's plugged into an
Appletalk connector, which goes to an Ethernet converter box. I've confirmed
the converter box to be in good working order with a different printer.

What's happening is strange. The printer may be good for a few print jobs,
but after those few print jobs have executed, it totally disappears from the
network. No Macs can find it and none of them will print to it.

I had the same problem with an LW16/600 PS FAX and just started using TCP/IP
to print with it. That has worked flawlessly, but I seemingly cannot do the
same with the LW600. Is there anything I can do or try to make the printer
be a bit more reliable? It isn't in a position to be replaced yet and when
it works it works quite nicely.

Any thoughts or help appreciated...

William

In article <7rWqc.3031$Vv.246860@attbi_s51>,
"William R. Walsh"
<newsgroups1@idontwantjunqueemail.walshcomptech.co m> wrote:

> Hello all...
>
> I'm stuck. I have an Apple LaserWriter 600 printer that's plugged into an
> Appletalk connector, which goes to an Ethernet converter box. I've confirmed
> the converter box to be in good working order with a different printer.
>
> What's happening is strange. The printer may be good for a few print jobs,
> but after those few print jobs have executed, it totally disappears from the
> network. No Macs can find it and none of them will print to it.
>
> I had the same problem with an LW16/600 PS FAX and just started using TCP/IP
> to print with it. That has worked flawlessly, but I seemingly cannot do the
> same with the LW600. Is there anything I can do or try to make the printer
> be a bit more reliable? It isn't in a position to be replaced yet and when
> it works it works quite nicely.
>
> Any thoughts or help appreciated...
>
> William
>
>


Hmm, when you said 600, I thought you meant 16/600. I had a 16/600 at a
previous employer's office. It had only one problem. We couldn't rename
it. With the default name, it worked fine. Change that name and it
would just drop off some random amount of time later.

Try changing the name back to the default name.

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