Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: change the zone name of Apple Laseer Writer IIg
From: Daniel Gaddis <gaddis@pogun.dnet.dupont.com>
Date: 8 Nov 92 06:28:34 -0600
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Organization: Conoco Inc.
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LW IIg: PostScript Code to Change EtherTalk Default Zone
 
Article Created: 3 October 1991
 
 
Article Change History
----------------------
8/17/92 - CORRECTED
           To correct the PostScript Hex Codes.
 
 
TOPIC -----------------------------------------------------------
 
Does the utility software that comes with the LaserWriter IIg (which
connects directly to Ethernet) allow the user to change the zone that the
printer resides in?
 
DISCUSSION ------------------------------------------------------
 
The "LaserWriter Utility" included with the LaserWriter IIg doesn't have
an
option to select a zone when connected to an EtherTalk network that has
more than one zone associated with it.  You can change the zone that the
LaserWriter IIg appears in with this PostScript code:
 
---Cut Here---
currentfile statusdict begin product (LaserWriter IIg) eq
version (2010.113) eq and end not
{save exch 291 string readstring pop pop restore} if
/ASCIIHexDecode filter /SystemPatch statusdict /emulate get exec
85f6ba98b8147bdb3c41fc154e390200521caba043febd65f48e008d42590001cd0f62e
c9f2b84
1c6c1c85660f30002ba262234d72494f203c119951000000376b481858e01bff2db172c
2ecfe00
0446e2f3ddca7b1fb2d27814e1c22e000598f64cae7bb9897afb760a5d81ac0106>
serverdict begin 0 exitserver
(%EtherTalk%) <</EtherTalkZone (YourZoneGoesHere)>> setdevparams
---Cut Here---
 
 
1) Copy all information between the "---Cut Here---" lines.
 
2) Paste the information into a text document.
 
3) Change the text "YourZoneGoesHere" in the last line to the new zone
   name.
 
4) Save the text document as a file.
 
5) Download the file with the LaserWriter Utility.
 
After sending this code, the LaserWriter IIg should appear in the new
zone.
If the zone name requested isn't valid for the EtherTalk network, the
LaserWriter IIg uses "*" as the zone name and appears in the default zone.
A valid zone name is a string of up to 32 characters, excluding the ":"
and
"@" characters.
 
Notes
-----
For a LaserWriter IIg to be in a particular zone:
 
1) The LaserWriter IIg must be directly connected to an EtherTalk Phase 2
   network via the built-in Ethernet port.
 
2) The zone in which the LaserWriter IIg is to appear must be in the zone
   list for the physical cable (network) to which the LaserWriter IIg is
   attached -- which, in this case, must be Ethernet.  This is defined by
   the router for the physical cable.
 
Tip for Sending PostScript Code to a LaserWriter
------------------------------------------------
An easy way to send PostScript code to a LaserWriter is to enter it into a
TeachText document and download it using the LaserWriter Utility's
Download
PostScript File option.  TeachText is included with Macintosh system
software, and the LaserWriter Utility is included with both the
LaserWriter
IIf and IIg.
 
 
Copyright 1991, 1992, Apple Computer, Inc.