Re: printer error messages

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

> Now, let's review:
> 1. The printer is connected to the USB port on your PC?

My wife's or mine.
> 2. It's declared shared under Windows?

Yep.
> 3. You have your computer's name and the printer sharename (I try to keep
> them under 8 letters each, no spaces, but that's probably not necessary)?

Yep.
> 4. The effective driver (under Windows) is an HP PCL one?
Don't know what that means, but I can print from Notepad (and all win
programs) to the printer, whichever of our two laptops it's connected to.
> 5. Your computer has a NIC and an ethernet cable plugged into the RJ45
> port and its other end plugged into a powered-up hub, switch, or router?
> (I'm not 100% sure about that last: I know you don't have to have another
> PC on in the network for Net Use to work, and I'm fairly sure you have to
> have a cable plugged into the RJ5 port; about the powered-up switch etc.
> I'm not sure and cannot test.)
I'm cabled in, she's wireless. Again, all this is moot because it's only Xy
(and DOS, judging results of Type foo.bar > LPT2) that doesn't work.
> Hmm, I'm wondering about that ".2" in your printer's name?
No, that's not it. It didn't use to have a .2 and it still didn't work. And
on Krumpet, it's named CanonKrumpet. Oh, maybe I should enclose that in
quotes with NET USE, since it's longer than 8+3. Nope, that does nichts also.
Since I can't print from Windows but not from DOS (not just Xy), the
problem has to be with, or near, NET USE.
Note also, that I get "Printing done" from Xy, and nothing is printing, so
the bytes seem to be going somewhere.
Don't lose any sleep over this: I'll be back in NYC with my old setup on
March 1.



Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx