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Network Basics NETWORK PRINTING Client/server topology The second standard layout for network printing is the client/server topology. In this topology, a computer sends its print jobs to a network server, and the server sends the print jobs to the printer. In client/server printing, the network server manages the print jobs from several computers (the clients). As soon as a client computer has sent a print job to the server, it is finished with that print job. The server keeps track of all print jobs from there on -- figuring out the print order for the various jobs that have been submitted to it, checking the printer's availability, and sending the next job to the printer when it is free. Client/server printing works well on networks with heavy printing traffic. It is typically used in large offices that have extensive networking file:///C|/Bottlecap_Structure_26--TestMerge/DOCS/EN/NETBASIC/FNP0050.HTM (1 of 2) [5/20/2003 3:45:11 PM]

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Network Basics
NETWORK PRINTING
Client/server
topology
The second standard
layout for network
printing is the
client/server topology. In
this topology, a computer
sends its print jobs to a
network server, and the
server sends the print jobs
to the printer.
In client/server printing,
the network server
manages the print jobs
from several computers
(the clients). As soon as a
client computer has sent a
print job to the server, it is
finished with that print
job. The server keeps
track of all print jobs from
there on -- figuring out
the print order for the
various jobs that have
been submitted to it,
checking the printer's
availability, and sending
the next job to the printer
when it is free.
Client/server printing
works well on networks
with heavy printing
traffic. It is typically used
in large offices that have
extensive networking
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