Pinter Port Capture (XP-PRO)

[ggrant228]

I have a very specific DOS program that I am running in XP-PRO. Although the program runs fine, I cannot connect to any available network printers.

So the question is.... can I map a local LPT to a network printer (static IP).

Any help greatly appreciated.

P.S. This was very simple in previous WIN/OS's, but for the life of me, I can't find any way in XP-PRO.

 

[MitchCumstein]

At a command prompt enter:

net use lpt1: \\computername\printername /PERSISTENT:YES

That maps lpt1 to printername and keeps the connection

 

[ggrant228]

I tried the 'net use...' routine before, but my network printer isn't on a 'computer'. The only reference to the printer I have is an IP address and the 'net use...' will not accept that.

 

[LadyH]

We have a similar setup on our campus and the printer is setup on a print server in order to enable us print. Then we use the 'net use' command for pur printing.

pcheather@yahoo.com

 

[MitchCumstein]

You can try to create the printer locally and connect via TCPIP. Then share it and use

net use lpt1: \\localcomputername\sharename /PERSISTENT:YES