Printer with Ethernet port

[XeDigital]

Hi..
Whats the aim of the ethernet port in a printer (for ex. HP 2840
All-in-One)????

can i connect this printer (which has Ethernet port) to a Hub or Switch and
let all the PCs on the LAN to print on it???????

 

[Enkidu]

Hi..
Whats the aim of the ethernet port in a printer (for ex. HP 2840
All-in-One)????

can i connect this printer (which has Ethernet port)
to a Hub or Switch and let all the PCs on the LAN to
print on it???????

An RJ45 socket doesn't *necessarily* mean an ethernet port,
though usually does.

Does the manual not say? If you don't have the manual, it
may be on the drivers CD or you could possibly download it
from the HP site.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

[Brian Cryer]

Hi..
Whats the aim of the ethernet port in a printer (for ex. HP 2840
All-in-One)????

can i connect this printer (which has Ethernet port) to a Hub or Switch
and let all the PCs on the LAN to print on it???????

The two advantages of an ethernet port on a printer are:

1. its much faster than a traditional centronics printer interface. Probably
not much in it though if you compare it with usb.

2. your print server doesn't have to be located physically near to the
printer.

You will still need a print server. You can set up pcs to print directly to
it, but you will get problems if more than one pc tries to print at the same
time. So designate one pc as a print server for it.

Hope this helps,

Brian.

www.cryer.co.uk/brian

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi..
Whats the aim of the ethernet port in a printer (for ex. HP 2840
All-in-One)????

So the printer can be placed on a network and used by computers on the
network.

can i connect this printer (which has Ethernet port) to a Hub or Switch and
let all the PCs on the LAN to print on it???????

Yes. As above.


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[Bruce Chambers]

2. your print server doesn't have to be located physically near to the
printer.

There's not even any need for a print server. The printer can be added
to each workstation as a "local" printer by the simple expedient of
creating a standard TCP/IP port.

You will still need a print server.

Not so.

You can set up pcs to print directly to
it,

Correct.


but you will get problems if more than one pc tries to print at the same
time.

I've never seen any such problem, and I manage hundreds of PCs that
print to dozens of printers, all via local TCP/IP ports.





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[Brian Cryer]

There's not even any need for a print server. The printer can be added to
each workstation as a "local" printer by the simple expedient of creating
a standard TCP/IP port.




Not so.




I've never seen any such problem, and I manage hundreds of PCs that print
to dozens of printers, all via local TCP/IP ports.





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I stand corrected. I still think a single print server is a better way to
go - at the very least it means you can see what is in the print queue.

Brian.

 

[Sparda]

Hi..
Whats the aim of the ethernet port in a printer (for ex. HP
2840
All-in-One)????

can i connect this printer (which has Ethernet port) to a Hub
or Switch and
let all the PCs on the LAN to print on it???????

The printer has a print server built in, you will need to install the
printer on one computer and configure it to send the informtion to the
prite servers IP, and then tell all other computer to send print jobs
to that computer.