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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:54:00 CST
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- From: Richard Warwick <WARWICKR@SLUVCA.SLU.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Using a local and network printer at the same time.
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- DATE SENT: 25-JAN-1993 21:53:18
- >
- >This may not be possible, but what I am attempting to do is to have
- >a local printer (dot matrix) set to LPT1 and a network printer (laser)
- >set to print to LPT1:PRINTQ_0 over the LAN.
- >
- >Currently, users only have the choice of the dot matrix on LPT1. If
- >I add my laser and then connect it to the network, both printers
- >become connected to the print queue. A user has to know how
- >to connect and disconnect from the network queue instead of just
- >selecting a printer.
- >
- >Many thanks in advance for any assistance!
- >
- >Walter Jones
- >Eastern Virginia Medical School
- >jones@evmsvms.bitnet
-
- why not just set up the network printer captured on lpt2? - easy enough
- to switch printer ports.
-
- Richard
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