mapping a printer

[Guest]

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I would like to ask when using the term mapping a
printer is it the same as saying sharing a printer on
workgroup network.

 

[jay]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

The terms are complementary. One computer shares the printer and other
computers map to it so they can print using the shared printer over over the
network.

"Frantz" <frantz28@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I would like to ask when using the term mapping a
> printer is it the same as saying sharing a printer on
> workgroup network.