\\computer\printer is the printer's shared name in the network (yes, you need to have the Windows Networking Services up and running to have this working, even though it does seem to be a different need)
LPTx is the port to redirect (LPT1:, LPT2:, LPT3:) Its syntax is: NET USE LPTx: \\computer\printer To solve this problem Windows provides a "NET USE" command that makes use of the Microsoft Networking Services to redirect data from an LPT port to a network-shared printer (that could even be an USB printer).
Buy dos2usb serial#
You can need to transform DOS to USB ( DOS 2 USB) in a rapid and complete way.ġ) DOS cannot access USB ports directly: a DOS program most of the times prints to an LPT port (a parallel port: 99% of times it's LPT1:) and sometimes to a COM port (a serial port, like COM1:).Ģ) Printer's technology has changed over time to reduce costs, so most of the USB printers nowadays aren't DOS-compatible.ġ) Redirecting data sent to a LPT port to an USB one In reality Windows allows DOS programs accessing USB drives and dongles because the OS "maps" them with a disk drive letter (like F:) so that DOS can read files on those devices without even knowing at all they're located on a USB device the main problem is to access USB PRINTERS. Today there are still a lot of old good DOS programs perfectly working on modern Windows computers, but they simply cannot directly access USB devices for the reason above. USB ports are widely used nowadays in modern computers to connect all kind of equipments, like webcams, mouses, memories and printers, but in the DOS age USB ports still weren't invented at all.
DOS2USB literally means "From DOS to USB".
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