LocalTalk Network, ProTERM, printing

[tschmidt@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Tim Schmidt)]

I have a simple LocalTalk network set up between my Apple IIGS and
mac IIsi.  On the IIGS, I have a modem in the modem port, and the
network cable (printer cable, actually) in the printer port.  On the
IIsi, I have the network cable in the printer port, as it must be (damn
inflexible macs).  Two questions:

1)  When I run ProTERM on the IIGS (ProTERM configured for no printer),
    it cannot access the shared mac drive.  This is to be expected, I
    guess, since it's a P8 program.  However, when I quit ProTERM, from
    then on, the network is infinitely slow!  It takes 5-10 minutes
    just to get the drive's directory.  Why?

2)  What sucks about this setup is that I can't print.  I have one of
    those switchboxes so that my IIGS and IIsi can share the printer.
    Can I flip it around and have the mac connected to *both* the IIGS
    and the printer, so I can switch between the network and the printer?
    Doesn't seem likely, but it's worth a shot.

Thanks for your time...
      ...Tim

schmidt.180@osu.edu