Filesharing between OS/2 Warp Server and Windows without NetBEUI and changing a printer's name.

manchesterriots

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Yeah, you read that right, OS/2. I got OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 at a Goodwill for $3.50 the other day, and thought I owed it to myself to make it work as my dedicated print server, of all useless things.

I am completely new to OS/2, and I am having a networking issue. I read in one place that the only way to share files between OS/2 and Windows was to use the NetBEUI protocol. Then I read somewhere else that I should be able to configure it to work without changing any protocols within Windows itself. I am running OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 on my server box, and I would like it to be network compatible with Windows machines that only have the TCP/IP protocol installed (98, 2K, and XP machines). I would also just love full access for everyone to everything on my server. Is there really a way to go about doing this? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Issue #2:
I want the server to share a printer. This new OS was to replace another OS on this machine that had shared the printer, an HP LaserJet III, under the name GM1P, and OS/2 doesn't want to let me share the printer under any name other than HPLaserJ. I will have to manually reconfigure every computer that had previously been set up to print to GM1P if I can't figure this out with someone's help. I've already tried changing some values in LASERJET.DRV with a hex editor. That didn't work. Urrg. If anyone has any ideas, let me know!