When it is connected to a switch
That would be a network printer.
A host on a network is generally a device with a unique mac address (hardware address, set at the factory) It can be a PC with a network device, a network switch, a printer etc etc hosts can have an IP address mapped to their mac address's
When a DOS-based program has a problem printing to a network printer
maybe, a network printer is any printer connected via network cable
The network part of an IP address indicates the network to which the host belongs. The host bits or host part of an IP address points to the actual device that has an IP address on the network. It can be a computer, printer, router or any device with an IP address that has the same network part.
A local printer is one that is connected directly to an end user's desktop or laptop computer, and is usually used exclusively by that one end user. This is in contrast to a networked printer, which can be accessed and used by multiple people on the same network that the printer is attached to.
What is the Network mask of IP 185.185.0.0 in dotted decimal? How do I calculate First host of the major network IP address? What would be my last host of the major network?"
You have to give the printer the same SSID and password of the network your using.If you have a user password for the printer for multiple users then you would have to ask the administrator or whoever set the printer up for the password.
Network printing works like normal printing as far as your document is concerned, but the computer does a little more work. Normally, the computer sends the document to a printer physically plugged in to it and it prints. In this case, the printer isn't plugged in, but is instead on the network, usually connected another computer. The computer printing would send the data over the network to the computer hosting the printer as if the printer were plugged in to the local machine.
anything connect to a network is called a node's this can be your printer, laptop,what ever as long as it is there its a node
I think the main differences between a network printer and a shared printer are: 1. A shared printer is suitable for small environment A network printer used for large network 2. shared printer connected system not shutdown printer did not connect to the system it will connected to switch 3. A network printer has more security 4. A network printer has an IP address shared printer working only same platform
to support the host