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Seperate print server? or on DC?
Name: PeteKokkinis Date: November 11, 2003 at 12:26:38 Pacific OS: Win2k3 CPU/Ram: P4 3.2 / 4GB
Comment:
Would you allow your file server (and DC) to be your Print Server on a network consisting of 5 printers and 14 workstations? Or would you get a desktop grade pc and make that a dedicated print server?
Print jobs consist of pdf's, doc's, xls's, mostly under 5 meg each.
Name: Glen Date: November 12, 2003 at 07:57:49 Pacific
Reply:
You don't really give enough info - it depends on the server. If it's a dual 3Ghz with 4GB of RAM, that's one thing, if it's a PII, then of course it's quite another. I would not have a problem making the DC a print server assuming it's a fairly powerful machine. For 14 users it doesn't have to be a super powerful machine. I would rather use the desktop grade pc as an additional DC for redundancy in case you have a problem with your current DC. One DC in AD should be avoided whenever possible. The DC does not have to be powerful machine.
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