Re: lpt2 without a real lpt2 card installed

JD Austin wrote:

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> slegge@govliquidation.com wrote:
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>> symlink the real device to the device its printing to.
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>> -Scott
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> After hearing his explaination I was going to say the same.
> Be sure to chmod it the same as the original device 777.
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> JD
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>> 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.
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I used the command
    ln -S /dev/lp0 /dev/lp1
this does not make any difference, any other suggestions
thanks Michael

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