"GravesRC" <Grave***@discussions.microsoft.com>
|>Ok, a basic question here. Everything I’ve read seems to suggest that you
|>don’t have to setup a print server in Win Server 2003 if you’re not
|>connecting the printer directly to the server or a workstation, right?
|>
|>In my 15 workstation (soon to be 25) I have a printer setup in the network
|>via a Fast Ethernet Print Server. Every workstation in the network can see
|>the printer. The server can not. Why? I didn’t setup a print server role on
|>the server because I didn’t think I had to. What am I missing?

"David Lewis" wrote:

> personally I'd setup the server to print to the printer and then share that printer.
> Then all the workstations print through the server.
> It makes installation on the workstation very simple.  Just double click on the printer
> There is also a central place to see all print jobs going to the printer also
>
> "GravesRC" <Grave***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> |>Ok, a basic question here. Everything I’ve read seems to suggest that you
> |>don’t have to setup a print server in Win Server 2003 if you’re not
> |>connecting the printer directly to the server or a workstation, right?
> |>
> |>In my 15 workstation (soon to be 25) I have a printer setup in the network
> |>via a Fast Ethernet Print Server. Every workstation in the network can see
> |>the printer. The server can not. Why? I didn’t setup a print server role on
> |>the server because I didn’t think I had to. What am I missing?
>
>

"GravesRC" <Grave***@discussions.microsoft.com>
|>Does that mean that I have to physically connect the printer to the server,
|>e.g., lpt1 for instance? R can I leave it connected to the network via the
|>Fast Ethernet server and setup a print server role on the server?
|>
|>"David Lewis" wrote:
|>
|>> personally I'd setup the server to print to the printer and then share that printer.
|>> Then all the workstations print through the server.
|>> It makes installation on the workstation very simple.  Just double click on the printer
|>> There is also a central place to see all print jobs going to the printer also
|>>
|>> "GravesRC" <Grave***@discussions.microsoft.com>
|>> |>Ok, a basic question here. Everything I’ve read seems to suggest that you
|>> |>don’t have to setup a print server in Win Server 2003 if you’re not
|>> |>connecting the printer directly to the server or a workstation, right?
|>> |>
|>> |>In my 15 workstation (soon to be 25) I have a printer setup in the network
|>> |>via a Fast Ethernet Print Server. Every workstation in the network can see
|>> |>the printer. The server can not. Why? I didn’t setup a print server role on
|>> |>the server because I didn’t think I had to. What am I missing?
|>>
|>>