Re: Remote Printing from a DOS app

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From: Frank McCallister (anonymous)
Date: 09/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 11:02:53 -0500

Hi Cláudio

I had an unanswered question which I used a workaround by printing to file.
It sounds like you may know the answer so I will repeat it here if you don't
object.

I have a member server running TS on SBS. The TS has a DOS program which is
required for the customers operation. One WS using this program is local and
the other two are remote offices. The TS has a USB printer attached which
works fine for all Windows apps. I am able to use the net use Lpt1:
\\tserver\printername /persistent:yes command to enable printing in this
program from the console but this fails from the local WS unless I make the
WS user a Domain Admin on the SBS. Is there a way to make the net use
command apply to all users regardless of their rights or if they are power
users?

On the remote site net use Lpt2: \\remotecomputer\printername
/persistent:yes fails with error that command cannot find remotecomputer.
Can a DOS program print to a remote site computer in terminal services?
Windows programs print to the remote computer fine.

Frank McCallister
COMPUMAC

"Cláudio Rodrigues" <Claudio.Rodrigues@NOSPAM-Terminal-Services.NET> wrote
in message news:%23cd%23YD%23lEHA.1672@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> When you connect to the TS, a printer is autocreated within your TS
> session. If you share the autocreated printer and map it using a NET USE
> LTP1: command, the DOS apps will be able to print with no problems.
> I even wrote a script to do that automatically as the session ID changes
> every single time a session is opened on the TS. Check my forums at
> http://forums.terminal-services.net.
>
>
> --
> Cláudio Rodrigues
>
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Technologies - Terminal Services
> http://www.terminal-services.net
> "B. Horstmanshof" <wheeezer@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:%23pisxH4lEHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>I have a terminal server (Win2k with SP4) that includes a DOS application.
>> The program prints to LPT1, LPT2 and LPT3. On the local network, this is
>> not
>> a problem. However, I cannot get remote sessions to print.
>> I am able to print from any windows application.
>>
>> Is there a solution or work around to this problem, or am I just out of
>> luck?
>>
>>
>
>

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