Microsoft KB Archive/109694

= Using PRINSTA.EXE with Windows NT =

Article ID: 109694

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q109694



SUMMARY
The LAN Manager utility PRINTSTA.EXE, that ships with the Microsoft Client Pack, will allow a LAN Manager workstation to share a local parallel printer. Microsoft LAN Manager 2.x Compatible Workstations can connect to a PRINSTA.EXE print server with the NET USE command.



MORE INFORMATION
To connect to a workstation running PRINTSTA.EXE from a Microsoft LAN Manager 2.x Compatible Workstation, use the following syntax: NET USE  \\\ For example: NET USE LPT1: \\PSERVER\LPT If a Windows NT workstation needs to access a PRINTSTA.EXE print server, use the following steps:


 * 1) Connect to the PRINTSTA.EXE print share from a Windows NT command prompt.
 * 2) Create a printer in Windows NT Print Manager that uses the redirected port.

The command line options for setting up a PRINTSTA.EXE print server are: Usage       PrintSta [options] --

/A:n        - Auto-disconnect time in minutes, 0-1440; 0=never.

/B:n        - Maximum number of network buffers, 2-20.

/C:n        - Maximum number of remote connections, from 1-20.

/D          - Remove LAN Manager Print Station.

/E          - Enable network popups. (Not available for non-spooling.)

/F:n        - Maximum number of spooler files, from 1-10; 0=no spooling.

/I:n        - Timer loop iterations, from 1-255.

/K:n        - Kill printer job. n = job number from print manager.

/L:n        - Parallel printer port, from 1-3.

/M:n        - Cache memory per spool file, in bytes, from 128-4096.

/N:name     - Provide exclusive access for name. Up to 15 characters.

/O:n        - Number of characters to output to printer on each pass.

/P:password - Queue password. Up to 15 characters.

/Q          - Hold/Release print queue.

/R:n        - Printer retry interval, in seconds, from 1-255.

/S          - Turn separator pages on.

/T:n        - Timer priority, from 1-255; 1=highest.

/W:path     - Absolute path to working directory.

Default: /A:0 /B:5 /C:5 /E /F:5 /I:1 /L:1 /M:128 /O:32 /R:5 /T:10 Additional information on performance tuning, known problems, and usage is available in Knowledge Base articles 99531, 97749, and 93440.

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Keywords: kbenv KB109694

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