[Dalewyn]

>Printers are mostly networked in today's world.

I never connect printers directly to the network because their firmware/OS are all flaming pieces of garbage with terrible UIs and conventions. In my house, all network printers are connected to the home server (running Windows Server) and it's the home server that actually deals with presenting the printers to the network.

The time and nerves I've saved by having an actual, proper operating system handle the networking is immeasurable.