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Sharing a printer on a Peer to Peer Network
Can anyone advise whether it is necessary to to 'share' a printer on a
peer to peer network? My understanding is that when a printer is setup on such a network it is essentially standalone and is accessible by all machines on the network, each machine having the appropriate drivers installed, and therefore is not 'shared'. I ask the question simply to better understand the subject. All posts I read when I 'Google' the subject seem to suggest it is necessary to 'share' a printer regardless of how the network is configured. |
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Sharing a printer on a Peer to Peer Network
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On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:29:09 +0000, Edward W. Thompson wrote: Can anyone advise whether it is necessary to to 'share' a printer on a peer to peer network? My understanding is that when a printer is setup on such a network it is essentially standalone and is accessible by all machines on the network, each machine having the appropriate drivers installed, and therefore is not 'shared'. I ask the question simply to better understand the subject. All posts I read when I 'Google' the subject seem to suggest it is necessary to 'share' a printer regardless of how the network is configured. If the printer is connected via the network, it shouldn't require "sharing" - the concept is meaningless to a network printer. If it is connected to a networked machine's port (parallel/USB/whatever) then it will require sharing for other machines to access it. And cheap print servers are so cheap and the performance gains so great its not worth NOT fully networking it. "share" is Microsfts way of saying 'lets make the computer this printer is connected to, a print server' But no one in their right mind would use a microsoft operating system as a print server anyway. Get a printserver off ebay or whatever..a second hand HP jetDirect is usually a good bet. Though I had to upgrade the firmware on the one I got.. |
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Sharing a printer on a Peer to Peer Network
On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:29:09 +0000, Edward W. Thompson
wrote: Can anyone advise whether it is necessary to to 'share' a printer on a peer to peer network? My understanding is that when a printer is setup on such a network it is essentially standalone and is accessible by all machines on the network, each machine having the appropriate drivers installed, and therefore is not 'shared'. I ask the question simply to better understand the subject. All posts I read when I 'Google' the subject seem to suggest it is necessary to 'share' a printer regardless of how the network is configured. If the printer is connected via the network, it shouldn't require "sharing" - the concept is meaningless to a network printer. If it is connected to a networked machine's port (parallel/USB/whatever) then it will require sharing for other machines to access it. |
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Sharing a printer on a Peer to Peer Network
On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:32:26 +0800, qn wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:29:09 +0000, Edward W. Thompson wrote: Can anyone advise whether it is necessary to to 'share' a printer on a peer to peer network? My understanding is that when a printer is setup on such a network it is essentially standalone and is accessible by all machines on the network, each machine having the appropriate drivers installed, and therefore is not 'shared'. I ask the question simply to better understand the subject. All posts I read when I 'Google' the subject seem to suggest it is necessary to 'share' a printer regardless of how the network is configured. If the printer is connected via the network, it shouldn't require "sharing" - the concept is meaningless to a network printer. If it is connected to a networked machine's port (parallel/USB/whatever) then it will require sharing for other machines to access it Thanks for the reply, exactly as I thought. My printer is the Businessjet 2280tn, so is fully 'networkable'. |
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Sharing a printer on a Peer to Peer Network
"qn" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:29:09 +0000, Edward W. Thompson wrote: Can anyone advise whether it is necessary to to 'share' a printer on a peer to peer network? My understanding is that when a printer is setup on such a network it is essentially standalone and is accessible by all machines on the network, each machine having the appropriate drivers installed, and therefore is not 'shared'. I ask the question simply to better understand the subject. All posts I read when I 'Google' the subject seem to suggest it is necessary to 'share' a printer regardless of how the network is configured. If the printer is connected via the network, it shouldn't require "sharing" - the concept is meaningless to a network printer. If it is connected to a networked machine's port (parallel/USB/whatever) then it will require sharing for other machines to access it. Where is the printer plugged in? If the printer is plugged into a router - the router can behave as a print server |
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Sharing a printer on a Peer to Peer Network
On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:01:35 -0800, "eager" wrote:
"qn" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:29:09 +0000, Edward W. Thompson wrote: Can anyone advise whether it is necessary to to 'share' a printer on a peer to peer network? My understanding is that when a printer is setup on such a network it is essentially standalone and is accessible by all machines on the network, each machine having the appropriate drivers installed, and therefore is not 'shared'. I ask the question simply to better understand the subject. All posts I read when I 'Google' the subject seem to suggest it is necessary to 'share' a printer regardless of how the network is configured. If the printer is connected via the network, it shouldn't require "sharing" - the concept is meaningless to a network printer. If it is connected to a networked machine's port (parallel/USB/whatever) then it will require sharing for other machines to access it. Where is the printer plugged in? Not sure why you're asking me. Maybe you should take more care when posting. If the printer is plugged into a router - the router can behave as a print server For a printer to function properly plugged directly into a router, that printer will need to have the server function integrated e.g. HP JetDirect.. Routers do not intrinsically have the capability of acting as a print server. |
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Sharing a printer on a Peer to Peer Network
"qn" wrote in message ... On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:01:35 -0800, "eager" wrote: "qn" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:29:09 +0000, Edward W. Thompson wrote: Can anyone advise whether it is necessary to to 'share' a printer on a peer to peer network? My understanding is that when a printer is setup on such a network it is essentially standalone and is accessible by all machines on the network, each machine having the appropriate drivers installed, and therefore is not 'shared'. I ask the question simply to better understand the subject. All posts I read when I 'Google' the subject seem to suggest it is necessary to 'share' a printer regardless of how the network is configured. If the printer is connected via the network, it shouldn't require "sharing" - the concept is meaningless to a network printer. If it is connected to a networked machine's port (parallel/USB/whatever) then it will require sharing for other machines to access it. Where is the printer plugged in? Not sure why you're asking me. Maybe you should take more care when posting. Sorry, did not have the message of the OP on my PC. Thought posting in the thread, below the OP message, would be the same .... If the printer is plugged into a router - the router can behave as a server For a printer to function properly plugged directly into a router, that printer will need to have the server function integrated e.g. HP JetDirect.. Routers do not intrinsically have the capability of acting as a print server. agree - the router has to be configured .... |
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