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TCP/IP printing on 98SE

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by edrox 1 view

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Hi,

does anyone know how to switch on printing over tcp/ip on windows98?
I know how to do it on NT, but how on 98?

Thanks in advance,

Eduard de Vries

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by gutridgesj

i am not sure i understand the question, but are you asking how one can share a printer on the win98 pc? Or how to print from the win98 to a shared printer someone else?

in any case, tcp/ip has to be installed on the win98 pc in the control panel/network. file/print sharing has to be installed also to share your printer.

if this is not what you are looking for, let me know

by nettek

In the case of 9x, this is usually an option that comes with the printer software (if the printer came with an internal nic), or with the software that came with your external print card. For example, we use HP JetDirect cards. We have to install and configure software that came with the cards onto each individual 9x machine in order to print using TCP/IP.

by mphoffar

Your going to need something like jetdirect (or some sort of third party solution) that'll allow you to create and configure a port for eithe an IP address of a MAC address. Windows 98 does not have a TCP printing service as NT does, thus the need for additional software.

Something like this should've came with the printer drivers though. but if it didn't you can hit HP's website to downloa da copy of jetdirect.

Good luck to you

Mark

by shawnyong

ah... one question. Where is the printer connected to??? Axis box,network printer or connected to a desktop.

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