User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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Enhanced Reference
Command and Utility Summary
Net Pause
Purpose
The net pause command pauses services or workstation connections to
shared resources.
Syntax
net pause {workstation | messenger | netpopup | drdr | prdr}
where
workstation
Pauses all workstation connections.
messenger
Pauses the Messenger service.
netpopup
Pauses the Netpopup service. Type minipop instead if your workstation is
configured to display messages only when the Windows operating system is
running.
drdr
Pauses all workstation connections to shared directories.
prdr
Pauses all workstation connections to shared printer queues.
Comments
Pausing your workstation and its connections places them on hold while
keeping your username and password active. Reactivate your workstation
with the net continue command.
Pausing connections allows you to use a devicename for a device at your
workstation instead of for a shared resource. For example, the LPT1:
devicename can belong to a shared printer queue for a laser printer. If you
also use LPT1: as the devicename for a dot-matrix printer at your
workstation, you can pause the network connection and print a quick draft at
your desk. To send print jobs back to the shared printer queue, reactivate the
connection with the net continue command.