Error in NETWORKS.WRI Concerning Printing Across LANtastic

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

The NETWORKS.WRI file that ships with Windows 3.1 contains a documentation error concerning printing across LANtastic networks. Section 2.2.1 says it applies to LANtastic versions 3.x; however, it actually applies to LANtastic versions 3.x and 4.x.

The following includes the documentation error in section 2.2.1 of the NETWORKS.WRI file and the corrected section.

MORE INFORMATION

The following text appears in section 2.2.1 of NETWORKS.WRI:

NETWORKS.WRI Section 2.21

To print from any mode of Windows across LANtastic 3.x, it is necessary to do one of the following:

Corrected Section 2.21

To print from any mode of Windows across LANtastic 3.x or 4.x, it is necessary to do one of the following:

Turn off the Fast Printing Direct To Port option in Control Panel. To do this, choose the Printers option in Control Panel, and then choose the Connect button. Clear the Fast Printing Direct To Port check box. When you turn off this option, it affects all of your ports.

If you want to turn this option off for one port only, follow these steps:

   1. If you are printing using LPT3, add the following entry to the
   [ports] section of the WIN.INI file:

      LPT3.DOS=

      If you are using LPT1 or LPT2, you can use the LPT1.DOS or
      LPT2.DOS entries already in your WIN.INI file.

   2. Quit Windows, and then redirect the LPTx.DOS port (where x is
   the port you are using) by using the LANtastic net use command.

   3. Restart Windows.

   4. Using Control Panel, change your printer port to LPTx.DOS.

If you have a network connection on LPT1, it will not be displayed in Print Manager or Control Panel.