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More info?)
Thanks for replying! Yes, I meant to say by using the net use lpt2:
\\whatever\printer
My concern is what would \\whatever\printer be? Is it
\\192.168.1.1
ort\share or what?
The printer that will be shared is dos compatible. The pc's are win98se.
Thanks again.
"Davide Guolo" <guolo.NOSPAM.davide@libero.it> wrote in message
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> jd,
>
> > Must be printing directly from the program to a router that has the
print
> > server in action.
>
> a DOS app cannot print *directly* to a print server, but you can use the
> "NET USE" command to map a local LPT port to the remote share, provided
you
> have Administrator rights to the PC running the DOS app and the printer is
> DOS compatible.
>
> If you don't have Administrator rights, or you don't want to "NET USE" a
> local port, or the printer is not DOS compatible, then you may want to
have
> a look at Printfil (see signature)
>
> Regards,
> Davide.
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>
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