Section 7: Setting Up OS/2 Workstations

Share the Print Before other computers can access the print queue, you must Queue configure it as a shared resource. Open an OS/2 window and enter the

following command:

NET SHARE <queue_name> /PRINT

where <queue_name> is the name of the queue created in the procedure above.

To share a printer resource when using OS/2 Warp with IBM Peer service, follow the steps below:

1.Click the right mouse button on the printer object.

2.Select Share, then Start sharing. In the dialog box, enter a Description.

3.Select the check-box Start sharing at LAN workstation startup.

4.Click OK.

To share a printer resource when using LAN server 4.0, follow the steps below:

1.Open LAN Server Administration.

2.Open your domain, then open Resource Definition.

3.Drag and drop a printer from the template.

4.Enter the Alias name, then select a Server name and the previously created Spooler Queue Name.

5.Click OK.

The print queue is now available to other users as a shared resource.

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