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I'm going to be setting up a few printers to share in a medium sized office,
on several XP-Pro machines. (The printers have their own network card).
But I've never been really clear on the difference between:
local printer vs network printer.
To add to the confusion I even hear some people say "I connected a network
printer, locally" !
Now correct me if I am wrong, but this is what I understand thus far:
A "local printer" can connect to WIN-XP in 1 of 3 ways:
1) USB port
2) standard printer port
3) through the network lines (using TCP/IP protocol)
So... if I can connect the printer "locally" to the PC's using method 3
(network lines) what then is a network printer?!
Which method should I use (local printer or network printer)?
on several XP-Pro machines. (The printers have their own network card).
But I've never been really clear on the difference between:
local printer vs network printer.
To add to the confusion I even hear some people say "I connected a network
printer, locally" !
Now correct me if I am wrong, but this is what I understand thus far:
A "local printer" can connect to WIN-XP in 1 of 3 ways:
1) USB port
2) standard printer port
3) through the network lines (using TCP/IP protocol)
So... if I can connect the printer "locally" to the PC's using method 3
(network lines) what then is a network printer?!
Which method should I use (local printer or network printer)?