Net use command help

[steve]

I am having no luck with the Net use command.

workgroup is: 178john
computer name: computer1
printere share name is: hp

I used the the following command line:

net use [lpt1] \\178john\hp/persistan:yes

I get this error message;

local device name already in use.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Rename the print share to hp1. My guess would be there is a machine on the
LAN named HP.

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[John Wunderlich]

I am having no luck with the Net use command.

workgroup is: 178john
computer name: computer1
printere share name is: hp

I used the the following command line:

net use [lpt1] \\178john\hp/persistan:yes

I get this error message;

local device name already in use.

Even though you may not have a printer connected to your computer, you
may have a printer port that has already claimed the "lpt1"
designation. Try using lpt2 or lpt3. Also, I don't think you need the
brackets around the device and there should be a space before the
/persistant.

For further info & examples, see:
"How to print to a network printer from an MS-DOS-based program in
Windows XP"
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314499>

HTH,
John