map port to other computer

efm · 02-01-2007, 02:10 AM

hello,
i'm using ubuntu edgy and opensuse 10.2,
i've installed dosemu to run my dos application. the application
then needs to print "only" to lpt1.
i've map the dosemu lpt1 to /dev/lp0, so when the program prints to
lpt1, it actually prints to /dev/lp0.
but the problem is, i don't want to print to local printer. i want
to print to my friend's.
can dosemu use network printer (instead of local one)?
how can i map the /dev/lp0 to my friend's computer printer port?
thank you,

faizal

dgar · 02-01-2007, 08:03 AM

The only way I can think of doing this is IF dosemu allows you to map a dos LPT#: port to a pipe.

CUPS and smbclient have scripts that accept print jobs on stdin.

efm · 02-05-2007, 02:31 AM

hello,
it's solved. but not by mapping local lpt1 to a network
printer, but by changing the setting in dosemu.

but i still want to know how to map lpt1 to a network
printer though,

faizal

efm · 02-05-2007, 02:41 AM

hello,
it's solved. but not by mapping local lpt1 to a network
printer, but by changing the setting in dosemu.

but i still want to know how to map lpt1 to a network
printer though,

faizal