Have a dos program that I want to print remotely

[Guest]

Would like to start off by saying I know just enough to get myself into
trouble. I have set up remote desktop on my office computer and on my laptop.
Both machines are running xp pro. The remote desktop connection works fine,
and I can print any window programs at the remote location(laptop). I cannot
print from a dos program(the main reason for weeks of trial & error), I am
assuming because it is printing to the lpt1 port at the office machine. How
would I go about redirecting this print command to the laptop @ my house. The
printer is connected directlty to the lpt1 port of the laptop at my home.The
printer is a panasonic kx-p2624.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Guest]

in your RDP session do:

Start -> Run -> cmd.exe -> "net use LPT1: \\tsclient\PrinterName"

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply, I tried the command but I received the following error
message: system error 66 has occured the network resource type is not
correct. I am entering the following way:
net_use_lpt1:_\\ts(name of my laptop)\printer share name
I also tried inserting the name of the office computer instead of the laptop
name which gave me the same error.
one other thing I noticed is that in checking for the proper sharename for
the printer there are two panasonic printers, of which one says my laptops
name in parenthesis next to it on the office computer. I tried both printer
names both gave same error message.
Any additional help would again be greatly appreciated, like I said I know
just enough to get myself into trouble. Thanks again for the reply

 

[Guest]

When I wrote "\\tsclient", that's exactly what I meant, as this is the UNC
path to the client device for the current session. If you have the client
printer shared as HPLJ, you'd do :

NET USE LPT1: \\tsclient\HPLJ /persistent /yes

To verify that it's available, browse My Network Places (or Network
Neighborhood) -> Entire Network -> Client Network -> \\tsclient (or \\client
if using Citrix).

 

[Guest]

When I tried that command came back with "you used an option with an invalid
value". Just want to verify that I am doing this command line using the
office computer start button when I am logged on using the RDP, not the start
button on my laptop. When I searched (my network neighborhood on the office
machine) there is no option for entire network client network. Am I missing
something. Also I tried a ":" instead of a "/" in front of the yes that came
back with system error 87

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the time I will keep trying different things until I figure it out.

 

[Steve Azman]

I want/need to do the same thing. Did you ever get this to work?

url:http://www.ureader.com/msg/129477.aspx

 

[Davide Guolo]

Phil,

I have the same Remote Desktopprintproblem with adosprogram. If you got
a solution I would like to know it.

you may want to have a look at this article:
http://www.printfil.com/article/dos-print-windows-terminal-server.htm

Regards,
Davide