DOCUMENT:Q106681  17-NOV-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Printer Connections can be LPT1 through LPT9
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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Windows NT allows printer connections using ports LPT1 through LPT9
when using the NET USE command from the command prompt.
 
In Windows NT Help it states that the devicename parameter used with
the NET USE command allows devicenames LPT1: through LPT3:. This is
not totally correct. It is possible to use devicenames LPT4: through
LPT9: as well.
 
Under Windows NT Help/Command Reference/Net Use, the Devicename
parameter states the following:
 
   devicename
 
   Assigns a name to connect to the resource or specifies the device
   to be disconnected. There are two kinds of devicenames: disk drives
   (D: through Z:) and printers (LPT1: through LPT3).
 
This implies that printer devicenames can only be LPT1: through LPT3:,
however, devicenames can actually be through LPT9:.
 
NOTE: Some MS-DOS applications may not be able to access printer
devicenames greater than LPT3:.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10 print device name doc err
KBCategory:
KBSubcategory: netsrv

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