Re: Printing to a computer on a different network segment

From: Dave Thornburgh (dave-thorn@nodash.adelphia.net)
Date: 02/19/03 

From: "Dave Thornburgh" <dave-thorn@nodash.adelphia.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 05:09:24 GMT

"Orniter" <bleh@bleh.com> wrote in message
news:ZfB4a.28624$Yv2.21598@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...
> I'm trying to print to a computer that I access through the Internet. I
> use the command net use LPT1: \\ip-address\Printer to redirect my parallel
> port output to the remote printer. Then I run print D:/LPT1: C:\test.txt
> to print, and the cli reports that the file is printing, but the printer
> never actually prints. The printer is set up correctly and shared on the
> local machine. Any advice would be great :D

Read the help on the "print" command. (use 'print /?')

Your print command should be: 'print /D:LPT1 c:\test.txt'

Of course, if the printer is correctly shared, why bother dropping to DOS?

Dave

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