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Under OS 9, how can I tell if a printer icon on the desktop uses TCP/IP?

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Under OS 9, how can I tell if a printer icon on the desktop uses TCP/IP?

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Select the desktop printer, go to the File menu, and select Get Info. Printers that use TCP/IP will have the identifier “(LPR)” listed in the “Kind” descriptions. These printers will also have their Internet address listed and a queue name. Printers that utilize AppleTalk will have a name and a zone list in this window. See Printing How-To for more information. • How can I access AppleShare file servers using TCP/IP? The file server and the client must be able to use the Apple File Protocol (AFP) using TCP/IP. For serving files making files available on your computer to others MacOS 9.0 or later is required. An alternative is to use the special AppleShare IP fileserver software 5.0 or later. Clients accessing the server must be running the AppleShare client version 3.8 or later. You can display the version of the AppleShare client by selecting the file called AppleShare in the Extensions folder, going to the File menu and selecting Get Info. Note that AppleShare Client 3.8 can be retro