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lpt to ethernet print server setup

I am vaguely familiar with the concept, but can someone expand on the premiss of this setup. I don't think you have to have a print server like a Deskjet to implement, but say you wanted to get a printer that had a parallel connection only added to your network with an tcp/ip port what would the basic setup be with or without a physical print server?

Thanks,

D/Bj

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Glenn Abelson

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dee30

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This is just the conventional parallel device to print server setup?

Thanks,

D/bj

star57tech

You cannot add a printer without a print server Ip , Now lets say you want to make a parrallel connection
Net use lpt1 \\nameofcomputer\sharenameofprinter
so example my workstation is called WKS1 and the share name of the printer is hp
netuse lpt1 \\wks1\hp
or you can in wk2 and xp open the run command and type just \\wks1\hp

For sake of argument that you have an hp jetdirect parrallel printer server, then you need to add that print server ip as a port in the printers

Hope this helped

Glenn Abelson

Not sure of what you are asking now.

A print server is a way to connect a conventional parallel device to a network via an ethernet cable.
You generally configure the print server via a web browser and an IP address.

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