Situation:
You have connected to a Windows NT or Windows 2000 host, and would like to know how to print from a DOS-based application on the host to the printer connected to the remote computer.

Solution:
It is possible to print from most DOS applications from a pcAnywhere host on Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000. However, this is not a supported capability and it may not work for a few applications.

To print from a DOS application running on a Window NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 host

1. On the host computer (Windows NT/2000), open the Windows Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Printers icon.
3. Right-click the printer, and then click Properties.
4. Click Ports.
5. Change the port to PCAW:.
6. Click Sharing.
7. Click Shared, and then set a Share name.
8. Close the printer's Properties.
9. Open the Network Neighborhood control panel icon.
10. Click Identification and note the Computer Name.
11. From a DOS prompt, type the following:
    
    net use lpt1: \\<computer name (see: step 10)>\<printer share name (see: step 7)> /persistent:yes [Enter]
    
    For a computer with the name of WORK, and a printer with a share name of PCA, the line would look like this:
    
    net use lpt1: \\WORK\PCA /persistent:yes
    
    This establishes a permanent capture of the LPT1: printer port to the shared pcANYWHERE printer.
    
    To stop the capture, type net use lpt1: /delete and press Enter.

Document ID: 1997122345512
Last Modified: 06/25/2004
Date Created: 12/23/1997
Operating System(s): Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000
Product(s): pcAnywhere 10.0, pcAnywhere 11.0, pcAnywhere 9.0, Symantec pcAnywhere for ON iCommand