setup LPT1 printer

[News]

I have a very basic dos style program that can only print to LPT1. I don't
have a parallel printer only a USB one that is accesses over a network. Not
a complex network, no server just everyone hooked into a hub and one of the
computers has a plotter and one has a printer. How do I set up something to
print to the printer which is USB on the network

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have a very basic dos style program that can only print to LPT1. I don't
have a parallel printer only a USB one that is accesses over a network. Not
a complex network, no server just everyone hooked into a hub and one of the
computers has a plotter and one has a printer. How do I set up something to
print to the printer which is USB on the network

Share your printer, then run this command from a Command prompt:

net use LPT1: \\%ComputerName%\SharedPrinter

where "SharedPrinter" is the share name of your printer.

Whether this USB printer understands the code sent by the DOS
program is another question. I suspect that it won't.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a very basic dos style program that can only print to LPT1.
I don't have a parallel printer only a USB one that is accesses
over a network. Not a complex network, no server just everyone
hooked into a hub and one of the computers has a plotter and one
has a printer. How do I set up something to print to the printer
which is USB on the network

This help?
http://geekswithblogs.net/dtotzke/articles/26204.aspx

 

[News]

Sorry I didn't make myself clear enough.
The program just has a print option i.e. press F5 to print results but it
defaults as the LPT1.

So I need to be able to press the print button and have it send to LPT1 but
LPT1 actually send it to the USB on another computer on the network

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You made yourself perfectly clear and my answer still applies.
Share the printer, then run the command I gave you. If you wish
to automate the process than you can create this batch file:

c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs\startup\netlogon.bat

and put these lines inside:

@echo off
net use LPT1: \\%ComputerName%\SharedPrinter

 

[Bob I]

Simply replace the "%ComputerName%" in Pegasus's instructions, with the
remote computer's name.

 

[Bob I]

you will want "remote computer's name" instead of "%ComputerName%" tho.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Maybe - this obviously depends on where the printer is shared.

 

[Bob I]

yes, it was obvious to me, but not to OP based on the reply.