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it’s just attached to your own computer and you’re not using a network), and then issue the

command

net use lpt2: \\computername\sharename

from the Command Prompt window. Direct your DOS program to use LPT2. (You can use

LPT2 or LPT3; you must select an LPT port number that does not have an associated

physical LPT port in your computer.)

➔ For more information about the net use command, see “Mapping Drives with net use,” p. 781.

Working with the Printer Queue

After you or other users on the network have sent print jobs to a given printer, anyone with

rights to manage the queue can work with it. If nothing else, it’ ...