Print Server and network printer

lAwBoY

Printer server - the computer that install the logical printer?
network printer - the printer that is share on the network and is configure by ip address?

is this the defination?
correct me if i am wrong

Webmaster

Although written for the 70-270 exam, you can find the answer to your question in the "Install and connect to a print device" section of:
www.techexams.net/technotes/xp/printing.shtml
(also note the screenshot)

12thlevelwarrior

Yeah, print server = physical box that host all your print ques.

I look at it like this:

Your server actually has "print ques" that feed jobs to the network printer (usually the IP of that printer).

You can have multiple ques going to the same IP (network printer) or you could have one spooled que distributing to more than one printer.

So, your network printer is the actually physical printer.