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6
From the main menu, choose View/Share the Resource, then click
Add.
7
From the list box, choose Printer, then click Add.
8
Set the Queue name by using the name of the queue you set up in
the steps above.
9
Input the Share Name and other required settings, then click OK.
10 Click Finish. Set the required entry for the next screen, then click
OK/Finish.
11 From the main menu, click View/Exit and return to the command
prompt.
12 At the command prompt, confirm the settings by typing:
NET SHARE
Note: To stop redirection, use a command such as
NET USE LPT2: /DELETE
To set up printing on an OS/2 workstation for IBM LAN
Server
1
At the OS/2 command prompt on the LAN Server server, redirect
printing to the NetportExpress print server by typing on one line:
NET USE
LPT2: \\NETPORT\PORT
where
LPT2
is the Device ID.
NETPORT
is the name you’ve given the print server.
PORT
is the port name you used for the shared printer.
2
On the OS/2 desktop, open Templates.
3
Drag and drop the printer template to a folder on the desktop.
4
In the Create a Printer window, type the printer name you want.
5
Choose LPT1.
6
From the driver list, choose Corresponding Printer Drivers.
7
Click Create.
8
Click OK.
9
Indicate whether you want the system to install an equivalent
WIN-OS2 printer configuration, and share the printer you created.
Note: To stop redirection, use a command such as
NET USE LPT2: /DELETE
To share the printer you created
Click the top-left corner of the printer icon. When a drop-down menu
appears, choose Share Printer to share the printer on the network.
