To share a printer with network computers, select the Sharing tab in the printer’s Properties sheet, click on Shared, and then provide a share name. The system displays by default the name of the shared printer queue.
In Advanced Server, a shared printer queue generally is shared when it is added.
Choose names for printers (shared printer queues) that are 31 or fewer characters and that do not contain spaces or special characters. If you are sharing printers with computers running MS-DOS, share names must be no longer than eight characters, optionally followed by a period and one to three characters, and should not contain spaces.
Note
To print from MS-DOS-based applications under Windows NT to Advanced Server print servers, you must first issue the net use command from the Windows NT command prompt. For more information on using the net use command, type net use /? at the Windows NT command prompt.
You also use the Sharing tab to install printer drivers for multiple platforms. For more information, see Installing Printer Drivers for Multiple Hardware Platforms.
