Printer Server Topology - NEC SuperScript 1800 Network User's Manual

Peer-to-Peer Topology
An Ethernet LAN is used to interconnect the printer and print
clients. Print clients send print jobs directly to the printer, but
each must wait for printer availability.
Network Cable
Printer
Network Interface
The cloud in the center of the diagram represents a Local
Area Network (LAN) that interconnects the printer and all
the print clients. The network can be a 10 or 100 megabit
Ethernet LAN that transports TCP/IP or IPX protocols.
The printer and each print client use their own network cable
to connect to their own network interface.
For instructions about configuring a print client for this
scenario, read Chapter 4, "Peer-to-Peer Topology," on page
17.
P S
RINTER ERVER
The printer server topology involves a computer, called a
printer server. All print clients send their print jobs to the
printer server. The printer server then sends the jobs to the
printer. The NOS can be Windows NT Server or Novell
NetWare.
In this scenario, print clients use the network to send print
jobs directly to a computer that is configured as a printer
server . The server then sends the jobs to the printer.
The server uses a process called queueing, meaning it can
receive and store multiple print jobs. Jobs are sent to the
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Print Client
Ethernet
Network
Print Client
Print Client
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OPOLOGY
printer in the sequence which they are received. This process
relieves a client from having to store the print job and allows
them to focus on other computing tasks. The server can also
be configured for controlling access to the printer and
recording all printing activity.
Shown below is a diagram of the printer server topology. The
cloud in the center of the diagram represents a LAN that
interconnects the printer, the print clients, and the printer
server. The network can be a 10 or 100 megabit Ethernet LAN
that transports TCP/IP or IPX protocols.

Printer Server Topology

An Ethernet LAN is used to interconnect the printer, printer
server, and print clients. Print clients send their print jobs to the
printer server where they are queued. The server then sends the
jobs to the printer. The server also controls access to the printer.
Printer Server
Printer
Network Cable
Network Interface
Print Client
Ethernet
Network
Print Client
Print Client