In the client installation procedure, after PTPP (Peer-to-Peer Printing Driver) is installed into Windows, the system will automatically (manual configuration is also allowed) search all the print servers on the network, and then add their printing ports into Windows’ printing port (see below).
PTPP | | | |
Windows 98 | P1 | P1 | P2 |
| Print Server | | P3 |
| | |
| MIS-2 | | Print Server |
| | | MIS-1 |
UNIX / Linux
UNIX (include HP/UX, SCO Unix, SunOS, Solaris, Unixware DECUnix, IBM AIX and others) and Linux use the system-standard LPR to print through print server.
MAC OS
MAC OS can use the system-standard AppleTalk network to print through print server.
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