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Subject: Re: remote printing question
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> Well, if your printer has its own Ethernet card and an IP address
> you can just set things up to go directly to it with no server.
> 
> Or, what is that router?   If it is something like a FreeBSD box or
> other more full service system, it can probably handle the task of
> serving the printer as well.

Thanks Jerry.

I don't want to use a server. So the router would have to do NAT.
Is it possible that way for the outside world to address the 
printer directly since it has a network address, and not a 
www IP?