question about network printing

[Chan]

I have a home network with 2 win2000 computers.
I want to print remotely. At the moment I need to
"log into" the remote printer before I can print, i.e.
I need to type \\remote_computer\remote_printer,
then, I am prompted for a user and password, at
which time I type administrator and the password
of the remote computer. O.k. so far so good.
Now I want to be able to print without this login
process. Is there a way to allow printing without
a password, or alternatively, is there a way to
enter this password in a batch file during the startup
of the local computer ?
Thanks,
Rex.

 

[J]

H:\>net use ?
The syntax of this command is:


NET USE
[devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume]
[password | *]]
[/USER:[domainname\]username]
[/USER:[dotted domain name\]username]
[/USER:[username@dotted domain name]
[/SMARTCARD]
[/SAVECRED]
[[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]]

NET USE {devicename | *} [password | *] /HOME

NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]

For Devicename use LPT1 then setup your printer locally to
use LPT1 as the port. hard code the required LoginID and
Password in a batch file and drop it in Start -> Programs -

 

[Chan]

This is great. I think I have almost done it, I typed

net use lpt5 \\remote-comp\lm remote-pass /user:remote-user

this worked.

But I don't understand now how to make window applications understand
that they need to use lpt5

b.t.w. I tried
NET USE lpt5 /HOME
but this results in an error that I don't home a home directory.
Do I need to have one, and how do I add a printer based on
lpt5

thanks

H:\>net use ?
The syntax of this command is:


NET USE
[devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume]
[password | *]]
[/USER:[domainname\]username]
[/USER:[dotted domain name\]username]
[/USER:[username@dotted domain name]
[/SMARTCARD]
[/SAVECRED]
[[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]]

NET USE {devicename | *} [password | *] /HOME

NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]

For Devicename use LPT1 then setup your printer locally to
use LPT1 as the port. hard code the required LoginID and
Password in a batch file and drop it in Start -> Programs -

Startup
J


-----Original Message-----
I have a home network with 2 win2000 computers.
I want to print remotely. At the moment I need to
"log into" the remote printer before I can print, i.e.
I need to type \\remote_computer\remote_printer,
then, I am prompted for a user and password, at
which time I type administrator and the password
of the remote computer. O.k. so far so good.
Now I want to be able to print without this login
process. Is there a way to allow printing without
a password, or alternatively, is there a way to
enter this password in a batch file during the startup
of the local computer ?
Thanks,
Rex.


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