Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on the correct way to setup network printers. Currently an office I do IT support for has something like 11 network printers, mostly HPs. They also run a Small Business Server machine which does all the Domain/AD stuff.
Would you;
a) Connect to all the printers from a single print server and share them out to the rest of the network from that server.
or
b) Connect the client machines directly to the printers.
There are a couple of pro's and cons for each, with a) it is possible to manage all the printers from single location, and makes it easy for the end user to connect to each printer, however this is a single point of failure. No print server no printing. b) could be a complete headache to manage in an office of 25 people (soon to be 30) but there is no single point for it to all fall over.
Thoughts and observations appreciated.
Would you;
a) Connect to all the printers from a single print server and share them out to the rest of the network from that server.
or
b) Connect the client machines directly to the printers.
There are a couple of pro's and cons for each, with a) it is possible to manage all the printers from single location, and makes it easy for the end user to connect to each printer, however this is a single point of failure. No print server no printing. b) could be a complete headache to manage in an office of 25 people (soon to be 30) but there is no single point for it to all fall over.
Thoughts and observations appreciated.
