Sun / CalComp Printer networking problems (was: Thick Ethernet/Sun networking problems) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

6 Nov 2001

On Nov 7,  7:54, Arno Kletzander wrote:

...
  According to the Ethernet Hardware Manual (we finally
got a copy from
 somebody who also still uses such stuff...YEAH!), the LINK LED will only
illuminate
...
  if there is an active connection via the 10baseT
network interface, NOT when
...
  using the AUI port. BTW, this is the same way my
PC's network interface uses
...
  it.

 Yesterday, I went and borrowed a cross-over TP cable from the teacher who
 does all the network stuff at our school. Connected it between my PC and the
...
  printer, let 'em power up...and pinging and
telnetting both worked! 
Ah.  It's quite likely there are some links on the card which have to be
set one way to use the 10baseT port, and the other way to use the
transceiver...  Look for a set of 6 links.

-- 
Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York