Re: Turn appletalk on/off??

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <9406231554.AA24324@joshua.sybgate.sybase.com>,
Ray Rankins <rankins@SYBASE.COM> wrote:
> Is there an easy way to turn off Appletalk/Appleshare on the IIGS 
> without generating any error messages on reboot?

Nope.  You have to disable AppleTalk in the control panel, and at
least inactivate "SCC.MANAGER" (in *:System:Drivers) and
"APPLESHARE.FST" (in *:System:FSTS) to eliminate the warnings.

> I have my IIGS connected to a Mac server, which shares it's appletalk 
> port with a serial printer, so the appletalk is off most of the time, as 
> I don't really need it.  However, I can't find as easy a way to turn off 
> Appletalk on the IIGS as I can on the Mac.  This is a bother when the 
> IIGS is booting and searching for an Appletalk server.  IT takes forever 
> for it to boot. 

There is an easier solution to this: don't get the IIgs to
automatically search for the server at startup time.  Use an EasyMount
document to mount the server when you need it, and only try to use it
while the server is running.

The method is as follows.  I'm assuming you're running System 6.0.1
(if you aren't, why not?)  There are minor differences for System 6.0,
and there is no similar mechanism for System 5.0.4 or earlier.

You'll need the server running.

1. Start up the IIgs.  Once it gets to the Finder desktop, the server
icon should appear on the desktop.  Drag it into the trash to log off.

2. Open the AppleShare Control Panel.  Select the server and click OK.

3. Log into the server in your usual manner (as a guest or a registered
user with password).

4. At the screen which asks you which volumes to mount, make sure that
the "open volumes at startup time" boxes are NOT checked.  Click the
OK button.

The server icon should now appear on the desktop again, and the IIgs
will no longer attempt to mount the server when you reboot.

Now you need to create an EasyMount document to mount the server.
Select the server icon and choose the "Make Alias" command from the
Extras menu.  (In System 6.0, this item is called "Create Server Alias",
I think.)

Answer the following prompts - you will need to name the server alias
and choose a directory to save it (on your local disk).  You can also
enter your user name and password.

You will end up with a file which has a document icon with a dotted
outline.  If you double-click this icon, the IIgs will attempt to log
onto the server.  If it succeeds, you can access the server just like
you could if you mounted it via the AppleShare control panel.

You can even leave the icon on the desktop, to make it really easy to
log onto the server.

If you have several different user accounts on the server, you can set
up an alias for each user, with their own user name and password.


I used this method when I had a borrowed Macintosh at home a few weeks
ago - the Mac wasn't on most of the time, so I didn't want to log on
when I fired up the IIgs, but I had an Easy Mount document on the
desktop, which I double-clicked to access the server.

I keep all of my alias files in one folder on my hard drive, so I can
easily locate them.  (You can also make aliases of local disk volumes,
directories and applications.)
-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand