symlink the real device to the device its printing to. -Scott Michael Shadel Sent by: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us 05/25/2005 02:38 PM Please respond to plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us cc Subject Re: lpt2 without a real lpt2 card installed JD Austin wrote: > > > Michael Shadel wrote: > >> Is there a way to make a linux box (novell suse 9 on an hp dc2000 p4) >> think it has an lpt2 port even though it does not have one installed? > > > Typically you set up a network printer and queue and nobody knows the > difference. > What exactly are you trying to do with the non existent printer port? > JD > I have a dos program running under dosemu, it has hundred of reports that print to lpt2. dosemu will redirect a port to a network printer. It has an lpt1 port and my program will print to the network printer if I send it to lpt1. I have my reasons but I do not want to change all the reports to print to lpt1 and I do not want to install lpt2 cards in all of the desktops. I also believe I could print to a file and run a spooler, but again I would have to change all of the report to print to a file instead of lpt2.