Using the LPT port on a ITT configured PC

Date: april 10, 2007 Author:Boris Version: 1.1

Case
You have an ITT configured PC and you want to print from a DOS based program that is only capable of using a LPT
port.

Please follow the procedure as described below.

There is a slight difference in using LPT ports on a “managed pc” or an “installed pc” (or laptop).

Select Printers and Faxes from the start

menu.

(we need to determine the UNC path of

the printer)

Select the printer that you want to print

to.

Now RightMouse click and select “Create

ShortCut”
Select Yes.

Now select the printer Icon on your

desktop.

RightMouse click and select “Properties”

In my example (watch it… yours can be

totally different than mine) the printer
has the UNC path that equals the target.

This is: \\srv524\DTO-0.712-2

(you need to use this path in the following

parts of this procedure)
 In Windows XP, non-administrative users
cannot map an LPT port to a network
printer path when the LPT port exists on
the computer as a physical parallel port.

Users with an Installed PC can use LPT2 or

LPT3, others can use LPT1 also.

Open a command prompt.

Type the command as depicted.

In the same command prompt type “Net

use”.

You’ll see a redirected LPT2

Now test the LPT port by sending a

typical DOS command to the printer.

If you check the printer output you’ll see

a directory listing from your c: drive.

This means that you succesfully have

fullfiled a LPT port redirection.

Redirecting for LPT1

You cannot redirect when you are not an

administrator.

But… you can disable LPT1 in the device

manager.
Select the LPT1 port-> right mouse click -
> select disable

After the disable you can use the “net

use” as described in this article.

END OF INSTRUCTION