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Network printer in DOS (Users)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 02.03.2012, 06:37

(forwarding some useful info from resident FreeDOS guru, Eric Auer):

> Somebody ported Samba smbclient to DOS a while ago. It is
> mainly a command line FTP client style way to access Win
> network drives, but if the port is full-featured, it can
> also be used for printing, as decribed for example here:
>
> http://wls.wwco.com/lqh/sambaprint.php
>
> http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printing_via_SMB_%28Samba%29_Share_or_Windows_Share
>
> There is also something called Internet Printing Protocol
> (port 631) but the RFCs for that are sort of long...

Complete thread:

• Network printer in DOS - Laaca, 27.02.2012, 20:14
  • Network printer in DOS - bretjohn, 28.02.2012, 01:48
    • Network printer in DOS - Laaca, 28.02.2012, 06:50
      • Network printer in DOS - Arjay, 28.02.2012, 07:50
        • Network printer in DOS - Laaca, 28.02.2012, 15:44
          • Network printer in DOS - Arjay, 28.02.2012, 21:20
          • Network printer in DOS - mbbrutman, 01.03.2012, 06:19
            • Network printer in DOS - Rugxulo, 02.03.2012, 06:37
      • Network printer in DOS - bretjohn, 28.02.2012, 19:35