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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
facilities.
Choosing a topology -- If you don't know
whether to use a peer-to-peer or a client/server
topology, you may want to start with peer-to-
peer printing. It generally takes a substantial
amount of printing traffic, or large print jobs, to
slow down printing significantly. If your print
jobs start to take noticeably longer to complete,
you may want to try using multiple printers,
dividing your network into subnetworks, or
switching your office to client/server printing (in
that order).