Share A Wired Printer?
Can two systems share a printer with one using the parallel port and the other using the USB port? The machines are networked through an OEM server running a parts lookup application, and they don't see each other, so just sharing a printer doesn't work. One system has a dedicated printer that has both USB and parallel ports.
Most printers that offer multiple ports won't let you print on both ports. Even if they could, they typically don't have the queue management to enable them to manage simultaneous printing. What you might consider is a printer with Wi-Fi networking, but if you do that, then you'll also need Wi-Fi capability on each connected PC. If there are only two PCs involved, then it won't be that costlyyou can find USB Wi-Fi adapters for PCs that are pretty inexpensive these days.
Note, however, that if one PC is on a true domain and the other is in a workgroup, then printer sharing isn't really viable. You may need to break down and get a cheap printer for each PC.
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