Windows 2000 and printing from command prompt.

  • Thread starter Thread starter Pam Holman
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You might want to mention the printer setup and what you have tried so
far. (As well as which command promt CMD.EXE or COMMAND.COM)
 
Ed said:
c:> net use lpt1: \\computername\printername

Ed
I think you might actually have to print to that device to see it coming
out? You just mapped a printer share to a network port.

print /?
 
C:\Execs>type prnt.bat
@echo off
cls
net use lpt1: \\aalprnt\syslp
type %1 >lpt1:
net use lpt1: /delete

been using it for years!

[QUOTE="Andy Yew said:
c:> net use lpt1: \\computername\printername

Ed
I think you might actually have to print to that device to see it coming
out? You just mapped a printer share to a network port.

print /?
[/QUOTE]
 
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