The following tables show the availability of Enterprise Autoconfiguration for various operating systems and network environments that support bidirectional communication.
Table 4: Enterprise Autoconfiguration availability in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Share
Method | Connection type | Microsoft Windows |
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| 98 | Me | NT 4.0 | 2000 | XP | 3 | 2000/XP | NT 4.0 | Other | 1 |
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| with | NT 4.0 |
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| 2000/XP | client |
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Installer | Direct | USB |
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| x |
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| connect | (DOT4) |
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| Network | Jetdirect | TCP/IP | x | x | x | x | x |
| x2 | x2 |
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| IPX/SPX | x | x | x | x | x |
| x2 | x2 |
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| Standard | TCP/IP | x | x | x | x | x |
| x2 | x2 |
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| TCP/IP | x | x | x | x | x |
| x2 | x2 |
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| IPX/SPX | x | x | x | x | x |
| x2 | x2 |
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Add | Direct | USB |
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Printer | connect | Parallel |
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| Network | Jetdirect | TCP/IP | x | x | x | x | x |
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| IPX/SPX | x | x | x | x | x |
| x2 | x2 |
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| Standard | TCP/IP | x | x | x | x | x |
| x2 | x2 |
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| TCP/IP |
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| x | x |
| x2 | x2 |
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| IPX/SPX | x | x | x | x | x |
| x2 | x2 |
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1- This column represents the following Microsoft Share configurations:
•2000, XP, or 2003 host with NT 4.0, 98, or Me client
•NT 4.0 host with 2000, XP, 2003, 98, or Me client
•98 or Me host with any client
2- In this environment, client machines use Point and Print to download the configured driver from the host. 3- This information also applies to Windows Server 2003.
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