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You can delete network mapping with the

/delete option.

You also can access the Fast Connect for AIX shared files using the Active

Directory Integration. This feature allows you to access Fast Connect for AIX

shared file system in graphical mode, using the Windows 2000 Network

Neighborhood directory browser. For more informations about how to access

it, see Section 7.13, “Active directory integration” on page 107. For more

informations about the Active Directory Integration, you can refer to

AIX 5L

and Windows 2000: Side by Side

, SG24-4784.

6.3.2 Accessing printers

If you want to access an Fast Connect for AIX server printer from Windows

2000, you will need to install the appropriate printer driver and map it to the

network printer.

You have two ways of configuring the network printer on the Windows 2000

client:

• Using the GUI interface

• Using the command line interface

Option 1: Using the GUI interface

Perform the following procedure to configure the network printer from the GUI

interface:

1. Select Start -> Settings -> Printers -> Add Printer.

2. Click Next.

C:\> net use e: \\f50srv\test /user:ausres29

The command completed successfully.

C:\> net use

New connections will be remembered.

Status Local Remote Network

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OK E: \\F50SRV\TEST Microsoft Windows Network

C:\> net use e: /delete

The command completed successfully.

C:\> ne t u s e

New connections will be remembered.

Status Local Remote Network

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Disconnected P: \\f50srv\home Microsoft Windows Network

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3. Select the Network printer and click Next.

4. Type a printer name if you know it and continue to the step 5. Or, if you

don’t know the printer name, click Next and you will see Figure 56. In this

case, select the network printer from a list or enter its path directly (in this

example, \\f50srv\printer).

Figure 56. Connecting to a printer

5. If the printer driver is not installed in your system, you will see the screen

as shown in Figure 58 on page 82. In this case, select the proper windows

printer driver from the list (in this example, IBM 4039 LaserPrinter Plus),

and install it.

6. Select Yes or No to use this printer as the default printer. Click Next

button.

7. Check all information you have selected and then click Finish.

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If you want to print from a Windows application, a windows printer driver must

be installed and mapped to the network printer. You can perform the following

steps:

1. Select Start -> Settings -> Printers -> Add Printer.

2. Click Next.

3. Select Local Printer and deselect Automatically detect and install my

Plug and Play printer option. Then click Next.

4. Select the port you want to use (see Figure 57), and click Next.

Figure 57. Selecting a port

5. Select the proper windows printer driver from the list (in this example, IBM

4039 LaserPrinter Plus), and install it from the Windows installation

media (see Figure 58 on page 82), then click Next.

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Figure 58. Add Printer Wizard

6. Enter the name of the printer and select Yes or No to use this printer as

the default printer. Click Next.

7. Decide whether to share this printer. If you want to share this printer, you

need to enter a share name. Click Next.

8. Select Yes or No to print a test. Click Next.

9. Check all information you have selected and then click Finish.

Option 2: Using the command line interface

For a DOS application, you can map the network printer to local printer

devices, such as LPT1. You can use the following simple device mapping on

the Windows 2000 client:

net use LPT1: \\f50srv\printer