Chapter 13: Printing on the Network

Overview

Next to not being able to access network resources, nothing freaks out users more than not being able to print their work. We bet you can't find a network administrator who can say that he or she hasn't struggled with print devices at one time or another. (If you've seen the movie Office Space , you can imagine the kind of frustration we're talking about.)

We think that Microsoft designed Windows 2003 with a good printing system. In this chapter, you find out the specifics on setting up print devices on your network and avoiding some common printing problems.

Tip 

Throughout this chapter, we use the Microsoft terminology print device and printer , which may be confusing in the real world. Microsoft defines a print device as the physical printer, such as an HP LaserJet 1200, and a printer as the software on the server where you configure settings for the physical print device. We use Microsoft's terms in this chapter to be technically accurate. However, this terminology may be confusing if this is your first time working with Windows 2003.