Printing from an OS/2 Workstation to a WINNT Shared Printer

ID: Q114018

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51

SUMMARY

To print to a Microsoft Windows NT shared printer from a Microsoft OS/2 version 1.3 workstation, you must set up a printer in the OS/2 Print Manager with the device pointing to the LPT port to which you have redirected your shared printer.


MORE INFORMATION

If you try to print from an OS/2 program, such as File Manager, to a printer shared from a Windows NT machine, you get an error such as:

Cannot print. Make sure that the default printer is installed and connected properly. Then try again (PMV1051).

In OS/2 Print Manager, set up a printer that points to the device you have redirected your print jobs to, and is selected as the default printer for Presentation Manager applications.

Procedure:

  1. Net Use LPT2: \\Server\Printer1


  2. In OS/2 Print Manager, choose Setup/Printer/Add.


  3. Setup Printer with Device=LPT2, choose the IBMNULL driver.


  4. DO NOT set up a queue for this printer.


  5. In OS/2 Print Manager, choose Setup/Application Defaults.


  6. Select 'Printer1' as the default printer for Presentation Manager applications.


Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : kbprint ntprint NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.1 3.5 3.51
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: February 3, 1999
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