network printing

[mrt01069]

Hello:

I have an older suite of software that has been running flawlessly in the 32 bit windows world. It is written in the DBASE III+ with clipper compiler. I have been looking for a solution to the loss of NTVDM in the 64 bit windows world. Your CCPU version runs the software nicely, with a big exception. I keep getting PRINTER NOT READY.

All of the printed output is directed thru LPT printer ports (1,2,& 3). I use windows network printers and the LPT ports are assigned using NET USE commands (net use lpt1: \computername\printername).

The PC i am currently experimenting with does not come with a physical parallel port (don't know that has any bearing, but i thought i should specify).

Is there a version of your NTVDMX64 that supports parallel printer ports and specifically net use redirected printers?

Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

[leecher1337]

Hi,

Have you checked the FAQ in the readme regarding printing?
It contains some hints.

ntvdmx64/readme.txt

Line 394 in 93d198d

I have trouble printing to a printer which has been redirected via "net use"

You may also want to try DOSPR as stated there (you can still redirect raw output to a capable printer).

[Andreas62b]

I have the same problem. Don't print, if the shared printer on the same Windows11 computer. But it prints from a Windows11 computer to a external computer with WindowsXP und a shared printer. NET USE LPT1 \WINXPSRV\PRINTER
If it a firewall problem in Windows11?

[leecher1337]

Maybe missing SMBv1 support in Win11? Can be installed via Additional Features dialog.
Alternatively, use dospr

[Andreas62b]

Hello Mr. Leecher1337, thanks for help. SMB1 was ready installed, but your recommandment let me search in the right direction. Additional information was in your instructions. So I found, that SMB2 are the disturber. I disabled SMB2 and now its prints.
In Powershell as Administrator i have enter:
Set-SmbServerConfiguration -EnableSMB2Protocol $false
Easy DOS test environment in append.
With thanks and respect for your work NTVDM64.

simply_hello_world_test_environment_pcl_printing.zip