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Printer Sharing with Windows NT
To connect to a network printer, you first must install and configure the printer on a server. Every network printer, in other words, is just a local printer that has been shared by its owner. This section first examines sharing a printer using Windows NT 4.0 and then discusses the same process with Windows 95. For the most part, the process is the same in Windows NT 4.0 as it is in Windows 95. However, a key difference does exist.

Windows NT has the capability to enable remote users to dynamically download print drivers specific to their own system into RAM each time the users print. This allows for easy driver updates and also enables users to connect to a new printer without having rights to install drivers on their local system. This process is called connecting to a printer.

As you install and assign permissions to the printer in Exercise 8.7, observe that many of the processes are very similar to the steps you took in creating, sharing, and securing files and folders.