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- 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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