Don't bother trying to redirect the output of a guest's LPTx to a host file. Host-only networking mode is perfect for this, or if the guest is already using Bridged networking then that is equally good, provided of course that host and guest are configured to be on the same workgroup or domain. If all you want is to be able to print from inside a VM, and the printer already works on your host, then an infinitely better solution is to share the printer on the virtual network. One final thing worth mentioning is that most people don't need to add a virtual LPT port to their VM. As far as I know, no Intel based Mac host ever had parallel ports, so I will be ignoring MacOS hosts in these instructions. I will add Linux notes where I can, and I'm open to corrections. Linux hosts will be similar except for the device names. It so happens that I am most familiar with this stuff on Windows hosts. ![]() So, we'll just have to make do for now, and if you find some error in the instructions then let me know and I'll amend it. I suspect the same will be true of other mods. ![]() One problem with writing this advice note is that, while I do know enough to write the tutorial, none of my current PCs any longer has a parallel port, so I am unable to fully test the advice.
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