At 04:54 AM 5/17/2012, Kenny Emond wrote: >Hey all DOS users and such, > > I know I already posted a thread before about setting up a > shared printer (which by the way, how would you acquire the ip > address of the printer in DOS? And how again would you say you had > to use the printer if you wanted to print something from a DOS > computer in the LAN network? Sorry about the little rabbit trail > here), but I wanted to know how to just set up a regular printer in > DOS (FreeDOS). I'm pretty sure you need drivers for it, but beyond > that, I'm pretty fuzzy on how to actually get the computer > communicating with the printer. I'd also like to know how to set it > up so it loads the driver and printer on startup, and I can call > from it anytime with the "print" command. I'm sure that setting it > up is the same as doing that, but I just figured I'd clarify, just > in case. Thanks,
Sorry, that is not how (printing in) DOS works! DOS doesn't know squat about "printers", beside that one could be connected on a parallel (serial) port. DOS printer drivers are application dependent, loaded and used by the application as needed. There is no concept of a OS wide printer driver in DOS... Ralf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
