Tommy, the hp170 print server does support ipx/spx, tcp/ip, apple ethertalk, etc. Check out http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/document.jhtml?lc=en&docName=bpj05530#P1_84 for more info. Using the jetdirect cd that comes with this print server, I would select tcp/ip as the network protocol to configure this printer since you're running tcp/ip for your existing network connectivity in your p2p environment. However I was thinking about your setup, if you're running a simple peer-to-peer network with winxp pro workstations (you didn't say how many so I'm assuming only a few), why not forego the use of the print server jetdirect card and install the printer as a local printer on one of the winxp workstations and share it out to the rest of the winxp workstations. If you're running hardware that supports winxp pro, you shouldn't have any speed issues to worry about. As far as setup time goes, this would be the quickest and probably the easiest way to go. Unless you're running a network in an office environment where you're running a lot of winxp workstations in your p2p environment in which case you probably should be running a main network server like Windows 2000 server to allow for user authentication and provide access to network resources such as shared folders, printers, email, data backup, etc, I wouldn't see the need for using the hp170 jetdirect print server. Just my 0.02 cent cdn. Thx...rob,wpg Original Email>>>>>>>>>>>>>Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 09:22:01 -0600 From: "Tommy Holmes, Jr." <[log in to unmask]> Subject: HP JetDirect 170 Printer Server install in WinXP Pro We are configuring a new workstation with WinXP Pro to print over a MicroSoft peer-to-peer network ethernet connection to an HP JetDirect 170 printer server on an HP DeskJect 855c inkject printer Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com