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by sarav2005 Accepted solution
by thumbsup2 Accepted solution
First, DOS needs special drivers for the printer. It can't use XP drivers. You'll need to locate and install the DOS drivers.
You might also need to use a batch file containing the NET USE command to change the pointers for the printer from the port used to LPT1, making DOS think that it's connected to that computer.
by 1bn0 Accepted solution
The term is "capture" the printer port.
If you look at the printer properties on the W98 machine you should see buttons for "Capture" and "End Capture". ON XP you do need to use the NET USE copmmand to tell the operating system to "capture" the printer port.
Basically, the DOS application usually prints to the printer port as a hardware device. LPT1,LPT2 and/or LPT3.
Under Windows "Capture" tells Windows to intercept any data sent to the LPTx port and send it to the printer instead.
If you actually have an LPT1 port in the computer, it s recommended that you "capture" LPT2 or LPT3 and redirect it to the printer. THen configure the DOS application to print to LPT2 or LPT3, whichever is the captured port, instead of LPT1 so as to avoid any potential conflicts. This also means you can actually still use a printer attached to LPT1 as well as the redirected network printer.
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