>Hi,
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>We just installed an HP JetDirect 500 print server with 3 ports. For a FPDos app we need to redirect LPT1 uotput to a printer in that server.
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>Unfortunatelly, I don't know how to do it from a Win2000 terminal. We normally redirect output to printers that are attached to a peer terminal by running a batch file that issues the command: NET USE LPT1 \\machinename\sharename. However, I have no idea what would be the name of the HP JetDirect print server, becausee we use SPX/IPX, and not TCP/IP. I imagine in the later case the print server would have an IP address.

You have at least a couple of options:

1. If you're running IPX/SPX you probably have one or more Novell servers on your network. You could create a print queue on the server, then use the HP software to configure the appropriate port on the print server to service the queue. To print from W2K, simply print to the Novell queue.

2. You could install TCP/IP on your W2K box if you haven't already. Assign an IP address to the print server and port numbers/names to its ports. You can then create either a TCP/IP printer port on your W2K box or use the Unix-style LPD protocol; in each case specify the IP address/port combination you want to attach to on the print server.