Re: Network Printer

On 8/30/2007 2:39 PM On a whim, Joseph pounded out on the keyboard

Terry R. wrote:
On 8/30/2007 11:12 AM On a whim, Joseph pounded out on the keyboard

A friend asked me to look into buying a network printer to
be used in a small network of PCs (and maybe a Mac) where
there is no central server. The most complicated printer
setup I've done is a USB printer connected to a single PC
and shared with two others.

My question is, if a network printer is connected to
a router, is there logic in the printer to make it look
busy to other PCs if it's printing a job? Also, what
happens if 3 PCs have 3 jobs each to print. What order
to the jobs print at?

TIA
Hi Joseph,

Most network printers have buffers, some larger than others, so if a print job is printing, it will wait until that job is finished. OS's have print spooling. Usually it's first come first served, unless you change the priority of each workstation.

So I was looking at the HP P3005n printer and it has an
EIO port, which apparently you can install an optional JetDirect
device (e.g. HP 620n) which they indicate as a print spooler.
What would this 620n do for me if I bought one?

Well, aside from being able to assign the printer an IP and not sharing it on a workstation that could be turned off, not a lot. You have an additional buffer, but I don't see that as being that big of a deal. I guess you have to decide against the cost of the JD and whether it's important to have a printer not attached to a workstation.

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Terry R.

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