∙Select the Printer Manufacturer and Model to match the printer connected to this port on the Print Server, and complete the Wizard.
7.This printer will now appear in your Printers folder (Start - Settings - Printers) and can be used like any other printer. However, SMB printing is not suitable for large complex print jobs - you should use the
Printing from Windows DOS mode
Windows can redirect print data from a parallel port on your PC (e.g. LPT1) to a network printer. This redirection is called "Capture Printer Port", and is useful for MS- DOS programs. The
Capture settings can be set by:
∙Saying "Yes" to the prompt "Do you print from
∙Or, using the Capture Printer Port menu option shown in Figure 5 above.
This will result in a dialog like the following, where you can select the port on the PC to be captured. Normally, this will be LPT1 (parallel port 1 on the PC).
Figure 6: Capture Printer Port
The File menu in the Printers folder also has options for Capture Printer Port and End Capture.
Printing from pure MS-DOS program
If you are in pure DOS environment, please ensure you have attached to your server and ensure the server had enable TCP/IP printing.
WinNT:
Please enable "TCP/IP printing" function, then you can entry your printserver parameter to NT server.
Win2000:
In Printer, you can add a new TCP/IP port to work. Please follow the steps to add this port.
Press Add port => select "standard TCP/IP port" => press "New port" => press "Next" => entry your printserver IP address to "Printer name or IP address" => press "Next" => select "Custom" and press "Settings" button in Device type option => select protocol option to LPR and entry Queue name (L1) in LPR setting then press ok => press Next => press OK. Now you can use our printserver to print in Win2000 and share the printer to your network.
Then you can use this command to attach to server and catch the printserver. C:\>net use lpt1 \\WinNT (or Windows Server name)\HP6L (printer name)
C:\>type ???.txt >lpt1 ♀(Ctrl+F)
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