MSGID: 2:310/31.3@fidonet d849f2d4   
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   PID: OpenXP/5.0.38 (Linux) (x86_64)   
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   Hello August!   
      
   On 09.05.19 at 18:36, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:   
      
    MF>>>> No support for USB printers.   
    MF>>>> No support for Wireless printers.   
      
    AA>>> BTW.. considering that OXP seems to inherit direct references to legacy   
    AA>>> LPT1/2/3 etc.. for configuration, maybe the hacks out there to redirect   
    AA>>> LPT# to USB# might work?   
      
    MF>> I wouldn't know about that but if a user has an old parallel port   
    MF>> printer, that should work. Mine did back in the days when I used   
    MF>> CrossPoint.   
      
    AA> You can trick Windows by using the USB printer as a "network"   
    AA> printer connected to LPT1.   
      
    AA> net use LPT1: \\[Computer-Name]\Printer /PERSISTENT:YES   
      
    AA> I don't have any printer connected to my OXP hosted pc, otherwise I would   
    AA> confirm.   But I used this method several years ago to revitalize a   
    AA> custom DOS program to work with a new USB printer.   
      
   Many thanks for that very useful information. Would you happen to know     
   if that method would work for wifi printers.   
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
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