A fix for AppleTalk network connection problems

Mar 17, '05 09:44:00AM

Contributed by: atall

Are you still using AppleTalk? So are we, but only for printing. Nevertheless, it's quite annoying when it doesn't work. Once in a while, AppleTalk won't change Network Number or Zone when you plug it into a network where it has not been before. As far as I know, there is nothing you can do to fix this using the GUI, and resetting the PRAM doesn't help.

The only solution we have found is to use your old friend, the Terminal. Assuming your interface is named en0, use the following commands:

$ appletalk -d
$ appletalk -u en0
This will stop and start AppleTalk on your interface and fix the problem.

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