DOS Printing to Local Printer in XP

[Chris Plant]

I have an XP workstation and need to print from DOS to LPT1:.

I type

net use lpt1: \\server\queue

and then type dir > lpt1: - Prints OK.

However, they then want to print to a local printer, so I install the
driver and share, and then type

net use lpt1: \\localpc\queue

and then type dir > lpt1: - Nothing ever prints, and the print job
keeps respooling itself.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Many thanks,

Chris.

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

See http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm - case 1.

The symptom you describe is "thats the way it works" when you redirect the
parallel port to a printer connected to the same parallel port.

 

[Davide Guolo]

Dear Mr. Chris Plant,

I have an XP workstation and need to print from DOS to LPT1:.
...
However, they then want to print to a local printer, so I install the
driver and share, and then type

Have a look at Printfil. It allows redirection from an LPT port to ANY
Windows printer by a DOS app., even if in that port a printer is phisically
connected (for example an all-in-one Windows-only printer)

More info and a free trial is available for download at our web site.

Kind regards
Davide Guolo
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