>>We have a networked DOS app that insists on using LPT1 for printing to a networked Netware printer. We would like to attach a local printer to the printer port. How can we fake out Win95 to use the local printer port as another LPT (for instance #2)?
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>You could get yourself a Print server and setup a port on that system. I suppose now you're going to say you knew that and I should re-read your questions. :)
Would like to avoid having to buy a printer server (jet direct) for local printing. :-)
>Are you using the "NET USE LPT1 \\ComputerName\Share" to map a printer for your DOS app now?
We are doing it via the Win95 interface "Add printer". So I assume behind the scenes that the above command is being used.
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