12Sharing Printers and Other Peripherals
In this chapter
• Connecting a Shared Printer to Your Network
• Configuring a Shared Printer on a Host PC
• Installing a Shared Printer on Other PCs
• Connecting a Printer Via a Print Server
One of the primary advantages of setting up a home network is that you can share expensive equipment, such as printers and scanners, among all the computers connected to the network. You don’t have to buy separate printers for each computer you own.
After a printer is set up for network use, it’s a snap to print a document from any of your network computers. When you click the Print button, select the shared printer—and your document will print, ...
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