Answer found re failure of NET USE LPT1 to redirect LPT1

[Paul Lagasse pglagasse@xxxxxxxx]

Harry wrote:


Winter is a good time for this,
since I tend to be inside, where there are more walls to bang my head
against.


Good one. If only we could find a problem that *needs* solving . . . but
this seems to be the only thing left unknown in the
universe.


Well, I'm going to have to find something more worthwhile to do this
winter.


I tried a few piecemeal solutions, but in the end uninstalling and
reinstalling both Printer and File Sharing and Client for Microsoft
Networks appeared to be the only way to fix the issue I had with
"net use lpt1". It should probably have been my first choice,
because it was certainly simple enough. I found that I also had to delete
my printer, and then establish sharing on the reinstalled printer. Once
all that was done, and once I used the net use command to redirect LPT1
to my USB printer, I realized that there is another way to determine or
verify your computer name and printer share name.


In a command prompt window, "net view" will show computers on
the network (assuming file and printer sharing is enabled):


"C:\Documents and Settings\Paul>net view

"Server
Name           
Remark

"

"-----------------------------------------------------

"\\DAD                 
Computer in Mom & Dad's Room

"\\OFFICE              
Office Computer

"The command completed successfully."


Then, issue "net view office" to see the shared resources on
\\office:


"C:\Documents and Settings\Paul>net view office

"Shared resources at office

"

"Office Computer

"

"Share name  Type   Used as  Comment

"

"-----------------------------------------------------

"CLP510      Print 
LPT1     Samsung CLP-510 Series

"SharedDocs  Disk

"The command completed successfully."


If the "net use lpt1 \\COMPUTERNAME\PRINTERSHARENAME
/persistent:yes" command has not been issued, you won't see LPT1
under the "Used as" header above.


-pl


Paul Lagasse

PO Box 144

Kemblesville, PA 19347

pglagasse@xxxxxxxx


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