Is it possible to make a network printer local?

Question

Computer networks

Gentlemen - tell me plz
There is a narrow-profile software that perfectly sees the local printer and does not allow you to select a network one on the local network
On a Windows 7ka computer Tell me
- is it possible to say which thread of the software that would simulate the presence of a local printer and redirect requests to the network?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Use a Ghostscript virtual printer with redmon redirection. I recommend the Ghostscript+Ghostview+Redmon bundle as the simplest: you only need to specify a link to gsprint.exe in the port parameters and this:
-print "название принтера" -
Canon works best so far, using downloadable fonts by default and transferring TTF as a bitmap.

Answer 2

As an option - use doPDF to "print" to PDF (installs a virtual printer), then print it as you like, even send it by mail.

Answer 3

If we are talking about old DOS programs that print to the LPT port, then using the net use command you can connect any network printer to the LPT port.
I have several DOS programs that work that have no idea about network printers, everything works with a bang.

Answer 4

If the printer is, in principle, able to work locally, then simply install the driver and enter ip in the port tab. CHADNT?

Answer 5

So about the network printer or shared in a network?
Add printer as local, add port, local port
in the port name, enter the path to the ball (\\host\printer) - it will be as if local.