HL-1230
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HL-1230
Date: 08/24/2006 ID: faq00000345_000
What is a peer-to-peer network and do Brother printers work in that kind of environment?
A peer-to-peer network is a network that typically does not have a central file server. For example, if on your Windows® PC you have 'file and print sharing enabled', that is being directly accessed by other users on your network, this is typically known as a peer-to-peer network.
Brother printers can work in this type of environment in two ways:
- The printer can be connected to one PC using a Parallel or USB cable and then shared, other users in the network can then access that shared printer as a resource on the network. The disadvantage to working this way is that the PC sharing the printer must be switched on at all times.
- By installing an optional print server ( if applicable for your model ) and by using the Brother peer-to-peer printing software, network users can send print jobs directly to the printer from their PC.
HL-1030, HL-1230, HL-1240, HL-1250, HL-1270N, HL-1435, HL-1440, HL-1450, HL-1470N, HL-1650, HL-1670N, HL-1850, HL-1870N, HL-2460, HL-3450CN, HL-5040, HL-5050, HL-5070N, HL-7050, HL-7050N, NC-6100h
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