net use ltp1: \\servername\sharedprinter

[dsmcd]

Hello...

On a WinXP-Pro machine, net use lpt1: \\servername\sharedprinter completes
successfully, but there's no printer in control panel, and I can't print to
anything. I'm certain of the servername and shared printer name.

Probably missing something obvious.

Any suggestions?

Thx,
D.

 

[kurttrail]

Hello...

On a WinXP-Pro machine, net use lpt1: \\servername\sharedprinter
completes successfully, but there's no printer in control panel, and
I can't print to anything. I'm certain of the servername and shared
printer name.

Probably missing something obvious.

Any suggestions?

Thx,
D.

Setup the network printer.

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[dsmcd]

Setup the network printer.

That's what I was hoping the net use would do. Maybe I'm barking up the wrong
tree.

I'm trying to construct a script that laptops can use when they travel to a new
domain. I'd like no user intervention besides running the script, but still be
able to print to the Domain's shared printer.

Thx,
D.

 

[Leythos]

Hello...

On a WinXP-Pro machine, net use lpt1: \\servername\sharedprinter completes
successfully, but there's no printer in control panel, and I can't print to
anything. I'm certain of the servername and shared printer name.

Probably missing something obvious.

Any suggestions?

That's not how you add a remote printer from a script. I don't have a copy
of the script at hand, but you should be able to google for it.

 

[Bob I]

You need to "Add printer" and then point it at LPT1 and tell it what
drivers to use.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

You will still need to add a driver. This justs re-directs the LPT1 to
\\servername\sharedprinter.

 

[JerryMouse]

Hello...

On a WinXP-Pro machine, net use lpt1: \\servername\sharedprinter
completes successfully, but there's no printer in control panel, and
I can't print to anything. I'm certain of the servername and shared
printer name.

Probably missing something obvious.

Any suggestions?

You have two required, distinct, activities:

1. Define a printer (so-called "add")
2. Access the defined printer.

Your "net use..." command is for number 2.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

See:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm

 

[Leythos]

See:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /c\\%1 /n\\%2
start /wait sc \\%1 stop spooler
start /wait sc \\%1 start spooler

That was it - that was the script I use to use. Thanks for posting that
link, I actually copied it to my scripts maintenance folder.

You would not believe how hard it is to find that on the MS site