
Network Guide
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How To / Installing the Printer Driver
OS/2
LPR printing
NetBEUI printing
This section explains how to configure and use the print server with an IBM OS/2 System, which includes OS/2 Warp 3 and 4 (OS/2 Warp Connect and OS/2 Warp Server).
LPR printing
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Double-click the OS/2 system folder, then the System Setup folder, and then double-click the TCP/IP Configuration icon.
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Click the Printing tab.
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Enter the IP address of the print server in the Remote print server box and the name of the remote print server's printer in the second text box. Enter a value of 1 or greater in the Maximum number of LPD ports box.
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Click the Autostart tab.
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Select lprportd from the Services to autostart list. Check the Autostart service check box, and select the Detached radio button.
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Save the settings you made in the TCP/IP Configuration dialog box, and restart your computer.
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Setting up your printer
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Double-click Template from the OS/2 System folder.
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Drag Printer to your desktop to create a printer.
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Double-click the Printer icon.
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Select Properties from the control menu, then click the Output Port tab.
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From the Output Port list box, select one from \PIPE\LPD0 to \PIPE\LPDn (where n is the maximum number of LPD ports). The \PIPE\LPD -Settings dialog box will appear.
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Enter the IP address of the print server in the LPD server box. Enter the printer name set in step 2 in the LPD printer box.
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Close the Printer icon to exit printer configuration.
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NetBEUI printing
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Be sure that IBM OS/2 NetBIOS is installed on your computer.
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To create a printer, double-click the target printer icon to open the Properties dialog box. Then click the Output Port tab.
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Select the port.
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Connect to the printer from the command line.
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Example: Connect the printer to LPT1.
net use LPT1: \\NetBIOS name of print server\ Device name of print server
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Note:
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To change the NetBIOS name and device name, use EpsonNet WinAssist or WebAssist running on Windows Me/98/95/2000/NT.
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