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net use command and printing
Name: Nick Date: March 2, 2001 at 07:33:24 Pacific
Comment:
I have an nt server with an hp 4000 connected to lpt1: and 2 more network printers that have jetdirect cards in them using tcpip. When I first switched over to windows 2000 clients I was able to capture lpt1 for dos programs by going to the command promt and using..
net use lpt1:\\jasper\p_lines /persistent:yes
this was woking fine but something happened, when i go to some other machines I get this error...
Name: danny Date: March 2, 2001 at 08:45:51 Pacific
Reply:
Adding the name in the hosts file may help.
But can also use IP instead of the name!!
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Response Number 2
Name: Mike Date: March 2, 2001 at 12:57:15 Pacific
Reply:
You can add the networked printers using the wizard as well - you may have to log on as local Admin i don't remember,
but go to add new printer: choose local, click on create new port choose standard TCPIP port then type in the IP address of your printer, it will create the port, go back put a check in that port and supply the drivers and Bingo attached to the printer.
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