10 Best Print Servers for Cable
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What To Look For
- Reliable
- Easy To Use
- Easy Set Up
Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 43 products, over 100 people recommended Print Servers specifically for Cable. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
NetGear WGPS606 WGPS606NA
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$75 - $100
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20 People Recommend
"other than that, my computer plugged into it was able to access the internet no problem, and after i disconnected the ethernet cable, i was able to print to the server wirelessly without trouble.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "this device allows me to print wirelessly from my laptop computer to my hp laserjet.iuse a netgear wireless router which is hooked up to my cable modem in order to access the internet.…" - Gerardo from Los Angeles at Circuitcity.com "(you should unplug from cable or dsl while security is shut off.) netgear has super equipment and the cost-benefit is good as you only buy one of these for 2 printers and up to 4 pcs running off it.…" - N1ven from Scottsdale, AZ at Circuitcity.com |
D-LINK DPR1260 Rangebooster G Multifunction
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$67 - $120
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13 People Recommend
"the setup was tricky - first you have to attach it to your computer with an ethernet cable to do the main setup.…" - A Customer from San Diego, CA at Buy.com "i connected the print server to the laptop via the provided ethernet cable, configured it to connect to my wireless-g network (wpa protected), and rebooted the print server.…" - Amazon.com User "either everybody has to swap cables, or you buy a print server--and give up the pretty driver screens that pop up to tell you to buy more ink.…" - Amazon.com User |
Linksys Wireless-G WPS54GU2
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$169
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10 People Recommend
"i would definetly recommend this product, it includes everything you need with the exception of a parallel printer cable.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "this is a great product that enabled us to rearrange our home office with total disregard for computer cables.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "you must physically connect the print server to your network via ethernet cable to initially install it.…" - Amazon.com User |
NetGear PS121
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$50 - $78
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8 People Recommend
"the printer's usb cable goes in one end of the netgear ps121 print server, ethernet cable comes out the other end and into the router.…" - Amazon.com User "so far, so i've disconnected and reconnected the lan cable between the printer and print server many times without having to reset or cycle the power to the print server.…" - Amazon.com User "you will need an inexpensive rj45m/rj45m patch cable (cat5e, or better) to connect the ps121 to a physical port on your router.…" - Amazon.com User |
IOGear USB 2.0 1 Port GPSU21
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$36 - $50
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5 People Recommend
"actually the only real difference is that the print server needs to be connected to the router by a network cable, but the price is less than half.…" - A Customer from Reston,VA at Buy.com "i had to make a longer network cable to reach a switch, as it only has a short one in the box.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "loaded on windows (we did) to allow the print server to be discovered.cons: we wish that it was designed with all cables on the rear.other thoughts: we should have purchased this a long time ago.…" - Newegg.com User |
Zonet ZPS2102
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$64 - $67
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5 People Recommend
"can't beat that for the price!cons: the first thing i did was to set my laptop up with it through a switch, as i didn't have my crossover cable at home.…" - Newegg.com User "using a straight through network cable, you simply connect the lan port on the ps to your nic port on your computer and manually set the computer nic to 192.168.5.10 or something like that so that…" - Newegg.com User "be ready and have a crossover cable on hand to connect directly to the print server and configure ip address your network will recognize.…" - Newegg.com User |
Linksys Wireless-G WPS54G
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$38 - $100
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5 People Recommend
"needs to be plugged in to the router only 4 set-up, then you disconnect the ethernet cable and it is a true wireless unit.…" - mark from boston, ma at Circuitcity.com "after setup, the printer would work if the print server was connected to the router with an ethernet cable, but it would not connect to the router wirelessly.…" - Amazon.com User "to start the configuration i disconnected my printer from my desktop and i reconnected it to the wps54g print server using the bundled usb cable.…" - Amazon.com User |
Trendware TRENDnet TE100 PS1plus TE100-PS1+
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$34 - $50
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4 People Recommend
"additional items needed include a cat5 cable (not included) to plug the print server into your network and the printer driver for the printer you are networking.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "(i had already done that on on the orginal te100-p1p.) like mentioned, no e-net cable included, but i already had strung some wire to reach the 2100 in my office closet, so it was a piece of cake.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "i am using a d-link dir-655 wireless router and get internet through a cable modem connected to this router.…" - David from Odenville, Alabama at Buy.com |
D-Link DP-300U DHDP300U
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$56 - $80
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4 People Recommend
"i have an epson 740 and an okidata ol-810e that i have been swapping cables with on my small home network.…" - Yahoo.com User "i had difficulty connecting to its web interface to change the default ip (may have been my old ethernet cable's fault) through the router, and ended up using a crossover cable to my laptop.other…" - Newegg.com User "other then the install being a pain the unit works great and i have plans to use the second parallel port on it for a cd printer just need to get a cable.…" - Amazon.com User |
Linksys PSUS4
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$25 - $74
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3 People Recommend
"my sons comp., thru a cat 5 cable works as well.…" - DaveD from Phillipsburg, NJ at Circuitcity.com "strengths: does the job, comes with cables and p/s…" - kputer at Pricegrabber.com "overall its a good device , nice and tiny , comes with a cat 5 cable and usb cable and tiny ac adapter that doesnt use the next outlet next to it.if you need support , you got problems ..…" - Amazon.com User |
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