sharing OCE plotter on WinXP network

You'll need a Windows XP driver for the plotter to do this. There are some
third party driver producers:

http://www.draftingsolutions.nu/
WinLINE plotter driver

They have an XP version. I don't know if this driver supports your plotter,
however, it might. If not, they may have some suggestions for you.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-DTS -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC NBC-IN
Got Blues? - www.badnewsbluesband.com


"FredBear" <Fredbear2412(via)yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:402a20db$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...

> I have 2x WinXP machines in office. each runs CAD, and the CAD software

has

> drivers to plot with.
> but I want to get rid of the old parrallel switchbox & plot via the

network.

> I *DO NOT* have windows drivers for the very old OCE plotter.
>
> How do I share the LPT port on one machine so the other can plot to it.
>
> Is it possible to "share" an LPT port when there is no windows printer
> driver installed on that LPT port?
>
> I tried setting up a "dummy" generic text driver & sharing that, which
> worked as far as sharing, but
> Plotting did not work....
>
> TIA for any hints
>
>