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Chapter 5 Overview
Print Job Servers
In most larger networks, print jobs usually are managed by designating one
protocol and method for printing and then designating specific computers as
print job servers, rather than by directing any host running any protocol to the
networked printer resource. Computers designated as print job servers have
large hard disk space to store print data and spool management software. All
clients direct their print job to the computer designated as the print job server
rather than the printer; therefore, the client to print job server network protocol
used might not be the same as the print job server to LineJet Print Server.
Large network environments today are generally TCP/IP or Novell network
protocols or a mixture of the two.
Common examples of larger networks utilizing the LineJet Printer and Print
Server:
• Many Windows 95/98 clients directing print jobs to an NT server. The
Windows 95/98 clients, NT server, and LineJet printer might or might not
be in the same physical location, building, or even country. The LineJet
printer is located based on where its output is needed, not where the jobs
originate. Remote printer management tools (LineJet Printer Manager,
SNMP, etc.) give the same ability to the administrator today that
networking provided in the past.
• Windows 95/98, NT, Novell network client computers direct output to
a Unix
machine designated as the print job server which spools
and manages print jobs. The designated print server could be an
HP e3000, IBM AS/400, Unix (or Linux), or Novell machine.
