Need help with WinXP printing from MS-DOS based program

M. B. · Apr 4, 2006

I have no idea, but for some reason the below is no longer working for me:

Start / Run / cmd

net use lpt1 \\violin1\brother /persistent:yes

I am getting a "System error 66 has occured. The network resource type is
not correct."

I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 with the latest patches. Share this printer
is on. Printer is on port: 192.168.0.11 and connected directly into my
router, which is on port - my router is on 192.168.0.1 I am trying to
print from the local computer (server).

My computer name is: violin1
networked printer is: brother

Does anyone have any other clues? I really need to print something from
within the old MS-DOS program, and for the past 2 years I had no problems
using the above. Am I missing something?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314499

http://www.nwl.ac.uk/ih/feh/CapturePrinterPort.pdf

Help!

M. B. · Apr 4, 2006

I found out more information with my (see below) issue.

When I try to issue the "net view" command (in CMD window), I get the
following error:

"System error 6118 has occured. The list of servers for this workgroup is
not currently available."

When I try to issue the "net view \\violin" command ((in CMD window), I get
the following error:

"The server serice is not started."

I am now wondering, what is going on? How can I fix this? Couild it be
the router blocking something?

Thanks!

Cari \(MS-MVP\) · Apr 4, 2006

At present you are telling the XP PC that the printer called brother is
attached to the PC called Violin1.

Since it is not - it's attached to the router - XP cannot find it.

You might try: \\192.168.0.11\brother as the address

See: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

M. B. · Apr 5, 2006

Need help with WinXP printing from MS-DOS based program

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