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To connect to a printer attached to a NetWare server

Using the Windows interface

  1. Open Printers and Faxes.
  2. Double-click Add Printer, and then click Next.
  3. Follow the remaining instructions in the Add Printer wizard.

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Using a command line

  1. Open Command Prompt.
  2. Do any of the following:
  3. To redirect output from a port to a print queue

    • At the command prompt, type:

      net use ServerName \\PrintQueue

      For example, to redirect output from LPT1 to the NetWare print queue called Memos on the server Nw4, type:

      net use lpt1 \\nw4\memos

      This is equivalent to the NetWare capture q=memos s=nw4 l=1 command line.

    To send files that do not require formatting to LPT1

    • Redirect output with net use, and then, at the command prompt, type:

      copy FileName ServerName

      For example:

      copy myfile.txt lpt1

    To copy a file directly to a print queue

    • Redirect output with net use, and then, at the command prompt, type:

      copy FileName \\PrintQueue

      For example:

      copy myfile.txt \\nw4\memos

    To connect to a printer in a Novell Directory Services (NDS) tree

    • At the command prompt, type:

      net use drive: \\TreeName\printer.OrgName.OrgName [/u:UserName.OrgName.OrgName [password]]

    • Value Description
      TreeName Name of the tree volume.
      OrgName Tree location to which you want to connect.
      UserName.OrgName.OrgName The user name and context for this tree (unless it is your default tree).

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