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HP JetDirect Print Servers - How
to Print from Microsoft (R)
Windows for Workgroups and
MS-DOS (R)
QUESTION: How do I print from DOS to an
HP JetDirect device when using the HP Network
Port Monitor Utility for Microsoft Windows for
Workgroups?
ANSWER: HP does not support printing from
DOS when using the HP Network Port Monitor
Utility and a HP JetDirect device. The HP
Network Port Monitor Utility is a Windows for
Workgroups network printing solution. Its
function is to direct print jobs generated by
Windows applications to a printer or plotter
using an HP JetDirect card. It does not have the
ability to direct DOS print jobs to an HP
JetDirect card.
After the printer is set up in the normal
Client Server Mode, share the printer on
the network through the Print Manager.
At the DOS prompt (with Windows for
Workgroups still running), use the
NET.EXE program found in the Windows
directory to associate an available LPT
port to the shared queue.
In this workaround, you are sending the
print job from one PC and spooling it on
the shared PC.
NOTE: The workaround provided for you
in this document is "as is." If questions or
problems arise with this workaround,
please contact Microsoft.
Follow the steps below to direct DOS print
jobs to a Windows for Workgroups
configured HP JetDirect card
1. Set up the printer with the HP JetDirect
card in the normal Client-Server mode,
following the instructions in the Windows
for Workgroups section of the HP JetDirect
Configuration Guide.
2. Share the printer on the network through
Windows Print Manager. This is a required
step to set up an HP JetDirect card in the
Client-Server mode. To do this:
a. Select the queue in Print Manager.
b. Select the Printer menu.
c. Select Share Printer As.
3. At the DOS prompt (with Windows for
Workgroups still running), use the
NET.EXE program found in the Windows
directory to associate an available LPT
port to the shared queue:
a. Start a DOS session.
b. Run the program
C:\WINDOWS\NET.EXE.
c. Press ALT+S to display available
printer resources.
d. Press ALT+B to browse for the name of
the computer selected in step 2 above.
Select the computer's name and wait for the
name of the shared printer to appear in the
"shared printer queue" box. Press ENTER
to return to the NET.EXE opening screen.
e. Press ALT+T and then type 1. Press
ENTER.
f. Press ESC to exit from NET.EXE.
NOTE: In the details of step 3, the PC that
is the server is not able to connect to an
LPT port using the NET.EXE program.
Error message 2106: "This operation
cannot be performed on your own
computer" will appear. Connection to all
other PCs should not be a problem.