Printing from an OS/2 Workstation to a WINNT Shared Printer (114018)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q114018

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/15/2003
Keywords:kbprint KB114018
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