RE: Setting up a printer to print from DOS

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 02/26/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:47:31 -0800

Thank you very much for your reply, yes we have the
printer setup on a network using TCP/IP, I now have it set
up for both, and it now prints, so thank you very much.

>Jacqui,
>
>Is the printer physically connected to the Windows 2000
system, either by LPT or USB, or is it a network printer?
If it is a
>network printer are we setup as a Network printer or are
we using a Standard TCP/IP Port to print to it?
>
>I asked the above becuase normally a DOS program will
print to LPT and if the printer is physically connected to
LPT1
>then it should print. If we are connected to another
port, USB or Standard TCP/IP, or if it is a Network
printer then we have to
>setup the system so LPT1 is redirected to these other
locations. For a Network printer we can use the "net use"
command
>to redirect LPT1 directly to the printer share on the
network. If using another port we can share our local
print queue and
>then use "net use" to redirect LPT1 to our own printer
share.
>
>Bill Peele
>Microsoft Enterprise Support
>
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