Network Printers
How Does Network Printers Work?
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As an administrator, you need to do two main things so users throughout a network can access print devices connected to a Microsoft Windows 2000 workstation or server, you need to set up a workstation or server as a print server, and you need to use the print server to share print devices on the network.
If your printer is set up as a network printer, switch to Bridged networking (http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-2527), disable Printers Sharing in VM Settings, and configure the network printer directly in the Windows virtual machine.
Two different types of printers are available in the lab for personal computer print jobs: network printers and attached printers. Network printers are faster and more reliable, you must be signed onto the network in order to use the network printers. About half of the computers have attached printers. Read more…
