If there is no entries with a LPT connections in your network connections, you are not connected to the network. Refer to Question 1 on how to connect to a network Printer. In MS Windows 95, ensure that you are log-on to the network in the initial startup of the computer. Network printers are connected directly to the network and it is an associated with a printer queue name. Network printer enables a single printer to be shared with many users who are connected to the network.
Local printers are printers which are connected to a single computer.
Only a single user is allowed to print to the local printer from that particular computer. Yes you can. This will in turn reduces the traffic on the network as your print jobs will be spooled locally and instead of going to the network and coming back to the same printer. The correct printer driver type and model must be utilised for a particular printer, if not, the printouts would not be accurately or literate. When I send my print job to the network printer, it prints out garbage.