1.3 Netw ork Print ing Archi tecture
This section illus trates how print ser ve r func tions and
operates o n t he netwo rk. Before yo u i nsta ll a nd use pri nt
server , it is st rong ly recomme nded t ha t yo u read t his
section comp lete ly, and select o nly t he c hap ters yo u need
according to your net work operating s ystem b y “Conte nts of
the User’s Ma nua l” in next sec tion.
This section will first introd uce t he role e ver y co mpone nt
plays in t he ne twork -printing enviro nme nt.
Print Ser ver
Client User
Netwo rk Ser ver (optio nal)
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98
Windows NT
Workstation
Windows 2000
Unix
Pr int Server
Network Printing Environment
Print Server
Client User
Netwo rk Server
Pr in t Server Ne t wo rk Fu n ct ion s
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98
Windows NT
Wor kstation
Windows 2000
Unix
Print Server
Print Server
Because print se r ver s uppor ts IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/ IP
and Apple Talk net work pro tocols , a ny ne tworked comp uter
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