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Network Basics NETWORK PRINTING Peer-to-peer topology There are two standard layouts for network printing using a print server. The first is the peerto-peer topology, in which a computer sends print jobs directly to the printer. In peer-to-peer printing, each computer manages the print jobs that it generates. It checks to see whether the printer is ready to accept the print job, and sends the job if the printer is free. If the printer is not free, the computer stores the job and keeps checking the printer until it is ready to accept the job. If several computers send jobs to a printer at the same time, printing for some of the computers may slow down as they spend time checking the printer and waiting for it to be available. Peer-to-peer printing works well on networks with few users. It is appropriate for small and medium offices, as well as large offices that do not file:///C|/Bottlecap_Structure_26--TestMerge/DOCS/EN/NETBASIC/FNP0040.HTM (1 of 2) [5/20/2003 3:45:09 PM]

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Network Basics
NETWORK PRINTING
Peer-to-peer
topology
There are two standard
layouts for network
printing using a print
server. The first is the peer-
to-peer topology, in which
a computer sends print
jobs directly to the printer.
In peer-to-peer printing,
each computer manages
the print jobs that it
generates. It checks to see
whether the printer is
ready to accept the print
job, and sends the job if
the printer is free. If the
printer is not free, the
computer stores the job
and keeps checking the
printer until it is ready to
accept the job. If several
computers send jobs to a
printer at the same time,
printing for some of the
computers may slow down
as they spend time
checking the printer and
waiting for it to be
available.
Peer-to-peer printing
works well on networks
with few users. It is
appropriate for small and
medium offices, as well as
large offices that do not
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