HP Jetdirect 280m 802.11b Wireless Print Server - Manual (Page 45)

Network Basics
NETWORK PRINTING
Peer-to-peer
topology
There are two standard
layouts for network
printing using a print
server. The first is the peer-
to-peer topology, in which
a computer sends print
jobs directly to the printer.
In peer-to-peer printing,
each computer manages
the print jobs that it
generates. It checks to see
whether the printer is
ready to accept the print
job, and sends the job if
the printer is free. If the
printer is not free, the
computer stores the job
and keeps checking the
printer until it is ready to
accept the job. If several
computers send jobs to a
printer at the same time,
printing for some of the
computers may slow down
as they spend time
checking the printer and
waiting for it to be
available.
Peer-to-peer printing
works well on networks
with few users. It is
appropriate for small and
medium offices, as well as
large offices that do not
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