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How do i configure a printer on d network 2 print without switching on d host compute

Hello dearies,
pls help! i would like to know how to configure printers on a network to print in a way that whenever i want to print from a computer on the network i do not have to switch on the printers host computer. i have heard that it is possible but i do not know how.

God bless you

NKENERD

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you need a printer that has an ethernet port. Or just leave the printer's computer on all the time...mine is and has been running for years.

zeroth

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Yeah man gotta network that printer one way or another. If the host computer is ever turned off, then the printer will need to be standalone - it's own connection, IP, etc.

RLHennig

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You can buy what is called a printer server if your printer does not have a network port

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