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by enoble

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I am running a windows 95 workstation on a novell netware 4.11 network and having trouble keeping the LPT1 captured after reconnecting to network. In the printer properties, under the detail tab I captured the network print queue that I wanted and checked the reconnect at login box. The next login shows that it is reconnecting, but when I try to print it is not connected.
How can I retain the connection?

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by sarsone

Put print capture settings in the novell logon script

Example:

if member of "fiscal" then begin
#capture /L=1 /q=hp_laser /nb /au /no tabs /timeout=10 /notify /no banner
end

this will capture the printer hp_laser to lpt port 1 for the usergroup fiscal

by sarsone

Another option for you.

USE THE N ICON TO CAPTURE LPT PORTS
Legacy applications are still out there, and most of the time they
require mapping a physical printer (LPT) port to a network printer (a
process called capturing).

There are a few ways to do this, but if you need to frequently change
your port captures, try using the easiest method. With the latest
version of the Novell Client, one easy way is to use the N icon in your
System Tray.

Right-click the N icon and select Novell Capture Printer Port. In the
Capture Printer Port dialog box, choose the LPT port you want to
capture. Using the Browse button, you can navigate the directory to
choose the resource you want to print to.

You are also given the option to make this capture permanent, keeping
the port mapping even after you reboot.

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by estebandelatorre

reconnecting option in nw4.11 is a mix, 50% the client version and 50% the server (Spack) version.
Upgrade to the lastest client available and upgrade to Spack 7a minimun.
There's also a client32 property "auto reconnect level" which must be set to YES (or AUTO)

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