Printing from a DOS application to a client printer

[Guest wbw]

Using Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1 and XP Pro clients.

 

Can TS clients print from a DOS app on the TS to a client printer? I have

tried to net use lpt1: \\tsclient\client_printer but get an error as a result.

 

Bruce

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Printing from a DOS application to a client printer

 

From

http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_printing.htm#DOS_LPT1_printer

 

Q: My old DOS application needs to print to LPT1. How can this be

done?

 

A: You have to disable the physical LPT1 port on the Terminal

Server in Device Manager to allow users to redirect LPT1 to their

local printers. Windows Server 2003 does not allow normal users to

redirect physical ports, i.e. LPT1, but after you have disabled

LPT1 in Device Manager or the BIOS, users will be able to redirect

LPT1 because it would then be a logical port.

 

Then share the local client printer and add a line to your user's

logon script:

 

NET USE LPT1: \\tsclient\<shared_local_printer>

 

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?d2J3?= <wbw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 04 okt

2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Using Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1 and XP Pro clients.

>

> Can TS clients print from a DOS app on the TS to a client

> printer? I have tried to net use lpt1:

> \\tsclient\client_printer but get an error as a result.

>

> Bruce