how to have a dos application print to a network printer?

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Is there a way to print from within a dos box under XP to a network printer
instead of the default LPTx ports. Problem is that older dos applications by
default want to print to a LPT port and don't have the option to print to
something else.
So I'm looking for a work around solution to get rid of directly attached
printers.

any help would be very welcome
 
ok!

syntax should look like: net use lptx: \\printserver\sharename /persistent:yes

Pinter is a HP 5M with MIO card on adress 192.168.x.x and configured on
every PC as printing to port IP_192.168.x.x standard TCP/IP port.....

Printserving is done by the Printer itself I presume....

tried "net use lpt1: \\192.168.x.x\IP_192.168.x.x /persistent:yes" and other
combinations but always comes back with an error

What am I doing wrong? Any bright ideas?
 
Luc wrote :
syntax should look like: net use lptx: \\printserver\sharename
/persistent:yes

Pinter is a HP 5M with MIO card on adress 192.168.x.x and configured on
every PC as printing to port IP_192.168.x.x standard TCP/IP port.....

Printserving is done by the Printer itself I presume....

tried "net use lpt1: \\192.168.x.x\IP_192.168.x.x /persistent:yes" and other
combinations but always comes back with an error
Click to expand...

In this setup you should share the printer in XP, and use that share in
the net use command - e.g.
net use lpt1 \\yourxppc\yourshare

.....but it's a lot easier to use the other option; enable printer
pooling in the Windows printer driver, and mark LPT1 in addition to the
IP port.


/klaus
 
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