Agree. If possible look for an 'n' model with a builtin RJ45 port. Although,
an add-on network box is an alternative. Use the TCP/IP or LPR printing
protocols, these are simple to setup and communicate direct to the printer,
avoiding extra server loading. Also they are are unaffected by username or
password changes (which is always an issue with peer-shared printers, change
your logon password and printers stop working all over the place, end result
of which is that no-one dares change their password!)

Also for business use avoid inkjets. Apart from sky-high running costs,
inkjets are typically deigned for direct printing from the computer, and are
problematic when networked. Lasers are the way to go.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:


My suggestion is, don't share anything on workstations. Not files, and not
printers. The only printers you should share are true network printers with
print servers - and you should share those from a centralized server. It's
not worth the headache to do it the way you're trying to do it, seriously.
Print servers (and new printers with integrated print servers) are pretty
cheap nowadays.