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Notice that port LPT3 is no longer re-directed.  You can only tell this by noting that LPT3 (like LPT1)
does not appear in the redirection list.

To test whether redirection is successful, use the COPY command to copy from the screen (CON,
short for Console) to the printer port (in this case LPT2) as follows:

1 file(s) copied.

The message "1 file(s) copied" means you were successful.  Note that ^L means Ctrl-L (press and
hold the Ctrl key; press and release the L key; release the Ctrl key), and ^Z means Ctrl-Z.  Do not
type the ^ character!  You should get one sheet of paper with "Mary had a little hippopotamus" printed
on it.  While you are experimenting, you may want to monitor the print queue for the redirected printer
so you can watch what is happening.
If redirection is not successful (and you have no local LPT2 print capability) you'll get this message:

C:\>

The system cannot find the file specified.
0 file(s) copied.

If you're not sure what computers are accessible to you on the network you can use the NET VIEW
command:

C:\>

Server Name Remark
----------------------------------------------------------------------
\\Mercury

\\Jupiter
\\Lcdpc
The command completed successfully.

To find out the resources available to you on a specific computer, use NET VIEW <computername>:

C:\>

Shared resources at \\mercury

Share name

Type

Used as

Comment

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Drivers 

Disk

AR407

Print

Sharp AR-407 PCL6

AR206PCL

Print

Sharp AR-206 PCL5e

Mac files 

Disk

AR205

Print

LPT2

Sharp AR-161/200

The command completed successfully.