DOS capture to Jetdirect printer

[bill allemann]

In older versions of Windows, you could capture LPT2 or whatever to a
network port that was listed the printer port config window. Since this was
a very straightforward and lightening quick thing to set up, I guess should
be no surprise that it was be eliminated in WinXP.
I have a printer on a Jetdirect 170x server that installed OK on the WinXP
workstation, and I can print to it. I have not, though, been able to find a
syntax that works for redirecting LPT2 to this printer, e.g. NET USE LPT2:
\\SERVERNAME\SHAREDPRINTER ...I saw old postings on this subject that said
the host name had to be used for SERVERNAME instead of the IP number. I
don't see anything in the Jetdirect config software that sets a host name
string. The workstation created a port name string derived from the print
driver "ML320TURBO" and this doesn't work either in that spot. I also don't
know if there has to be a string in the SHAREDPRINTER position, and I can't
see anywhere to config that either on the Jetdirect unit. When I print a
config sheet directly from the Jetdirect, it has a hostname = "not
specified" in the list of network parameters.
Any ideas?
thanks
Bill

 

[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

the SERVERNAME is your computer name and SHAREDPRINTER is the name of the
printer share name after you have shared the printer on SERVERNAME.
JetDirect cards do not support SMB over IP.

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Dick Kistler]

In older versions of Windows, you could capture LPT2 or whatever to a
network port that was listed the printer port config window. Since this
was
a very straightforward and lightening quick thing to set up, I guess
should
be no surprise that it was be eliminated in WinXP.
I have a printer on a Jetdirect 170x server that installed OK on the WinXP
workstation, and I can print to it. I have not, though, been able to find
a
syntax that works for redirecting LPT2 to this printer, e.g. NET USE
LPT2:
\\SERVERNAME\SHAREDPRINTER ...I saw old postings on this subject that
said
the host name had to be used for SERVERNAME instead of the IP number. I
don't see anything in the Jetdirect config software that sets a host name
string. The workstation created a port name string derived from the
print
driver "ML320TURBO" and this doesn't work either in that spot. I also
don't
know if there has to be a string in the SHAREDPRINTER position, and I
can't
see anywhere to config that either on the Jetdirect unit. When I print a
config sheet directly from the Jetdirect, it has a hostname = "not
specified" in the list of network parameters.
Any ideas?
thanks
Bill

Perhaps this will help:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314499

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Dick Kistler