You "can" do it. There's nothing to stop you, but printers are flakey. Printer drivers even more so IMHO. Do you really want to run the risk of crashing a DC because of a printer driver? Or have to reboot the DC because someone hosed the spooler? For my money, separate machines (with VMs, ya can't say separate hardware anymore).
_____ From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Server build recommendations Hi Folks, In the coming year we will be moving from file and print on Netware to file and print on Windows 2008 servers. I have several small sites, smaller than 20 persons, and would like advice on if I really need a server for DC and another server for file and print. I know MS best practices recommend separate hardware, but management wants to know why, especially in small sites with low network/computer usage anyway. This is not an issue at our larger sites where DC, file and print will be on different hardware. Comments, suggestions, horror stories welcome. Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
