Network printer to MSDOS

[Ian]

How do you map a network printer so that a legacy app can access it as lpt2:
? I have tried net use lpt2: \\hp300\xyz.local but get network name not
found message.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Ian.

 

[Davide Guolo]

Ian,

? I have tried net use lpt2: \\hp300\xyz.local but get network name not
found message.

the command is right. In your example hp300 should be the name of the
networked PC where the printer is connected to and xyz.local should be the
name of the printer (shared name)

Kind regards,
Davide Guolo

 

[Ian]

I forgot to mention, this is a direct jet printer connected directly to the
network not shared through a computer. Under the printer settings the
printer name shows as HP2300.xyz.local. Under raw settings the port is 9100.

Thanks
Ian.

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

See if the information at http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm.

It is important when reading the above page to make sure you understand
correctly whether your printer is technically "Local" or "Network". "Jet
Direct" devices are not really "print servers" in the Microsoft Networking
sense, so I think you will find that your printer is really a "Local"
printer. Check out the Glossary on the above site for "correct technical"
meaning of these common words (e.g. printer, port, Local, Network etc.).

Printer names can be anything and can have "."s in their names. The
"Printer Name" has no particular relationship to DNS or UNC naming.

If the port's properties say "RAW", port 9100, then this is a Local printer
on a Standard TCP/IP port on some computer (not necessarily yours). If the
printer is really a Network Printer, when you look at the printer's
properties, you are actually seeing the properties on the computer it is
shared from, not your local computer. To determine whether this printer is
really local to your computer:

1. open the Printers folder on your computer (e.g. click Start, Settings,
right click Printers and select Open)
2. click File, Server Properties
3. select the Ports tab
4. locate the printer's name under the "Printer" column
5. if the corresponding description says "Standard TCP/IP Port", this is a
"Local Printer"
if he corrsponding description says "Local Port" and the Port Name is of
the form \\servername\printersharename, this is a Local printer that has
been "mapped" to a remote share
True "Network Printers" won't show up in the computer's Ports list at
all.

If you are still having difficulty, post again.

 

[Ian]

Worked like a charm.
Thanks very much

Ian.

See if the information at http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm.

It is important when reading the above page to make sure you understand
correctly whether your printer is technically "Local" or "Network". "Jet
Direct" devices are not really "print servers" in the Microsoft Networking
sense, so I think you will find that your printer is really a "Local"
printer. Check out the Glossary on the above site for "correct technical"
meaning of these common words (e.g. printer, port, Local, Network etc.).

Printer names can be anything and can have "."s in their names. The
"Printer Name" has no particular relationship to DNS or UNC naming.

If the port's properties say "RAW", port 9100, then this is a Local printer
on a Standard TCP/IP port on some computer (not necessarily yours). If the
printer is really a Network Printer, when you look at the printer's
properties, you are actually seeing the properties on the computer it is
shared from, not your local computer. To determine whether this printer is
really local to your computer:

1. open the Printers folder on your computer (e.g. click Start, Settings,
right click Printers and select Open)
2. click File, Server Properties
3. select the Ports tab
4. locate the printer's name under the "Printer" column
5. if the corresponding description says "Standard TCP/IP Port", this is a
"Local Printer"
if he corrsponding description says "Local Port" and the Port Name is of
the form \\servername\printersharename, this is a Local printer that has
been "mapped" to a remote share
True "Network Printers" won't show up in the computer's Ports list at
all.

If you are still having difficulty, post again.