Thanks, Liam:
On the FreeDOS PC:
* LMHOSTS lists the printer against its IP address; and
* LOGON.BAT lists the server and print queue, and
specifies "net use LPT2:, with the server, print queue,
and password.
That looks good! Great progress from when you first asked.
From the FreeDOS PC, I can print a little over a hundred characters.
But I cannot get PRINT to work!
OK, question 1: why do you need the PRINT command?
Because I want to print, and it's called "PRINT"!
It's a background
spooler. It is not in any way needed for DOS printing.
It does seem to partially work as above. That is, of a text document,
the first 3.4 lines appear from the printer.
{PRINT README.TXT}
Did you not specify to print to LPT2:?
I have been experimenting. Whether I do or don't, the result's the same!
Next I read
"Device to direct Print [PRN=0]".
So it's not going to LPT2: – it's going to PRN:
Then I used this option. It only worked after the file name. If before
it, I got a "not found" error!
"/d:device"
https://www.computerhope.com/printhlp.htm
[1] You don't need PRINT. To test if printing works, just do
copy readme.txt lpt2:
{README.TXT => LPT2}
I notice a seemingly long time elapsed after entering the command on the
FreeDOS PC. So I reboot the printer.
[2] If you *do* want background printing, you need to tell PRINT where
to send the data:
PRINT /D:LPT2: readme.txt
{print README.TXT /D:LPT2:}
{Background...
Version...
FILE ADDED TO QUEUE.
PRINT QUEUE SUBSYSTEM IS INSTALLED
Device to direct Print [PRN= ]:}
But nothing seems to be printing. Perhaps I should be rebooting computers?
If you want to set the default DOS printer, you can use the MODE command. E.g.
mode lpt2:
Yeah, I did that.
But now I'm sick of waiting so will reboot my Ubuntu and FreeDOS PCs.
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