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Re: network ready printer versus sharing a printer?
"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eNtWqFoxIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> If you have a small network (about 5 PCs) with a dedicated server, and you
> also have a network ready printer/fax/scanner, is it better to plug the
> printer into the network directly, or attach the printer to the server
> (USB) and share the printer out via the server?
>
> The printing part would work either way. Not sure about the scanning
> feature. Can you "share" out a scanner using windowXP?
>
FWIW, I've had trouble where my XP "print server" machine goes to standby
and then nobody else can print. This won't happen if you network attach
your printer. I presume if your printer is network ready, you should be
able to scan from any machine - but I might be wrong.
Paul DS
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