6 Best Print Servers for Communication
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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 41 products, over 30 people recommended Print Servers specifically for Communication. These 6 are the most highly recommended products we found.
IOGear USB 2.0 1 Port GPSU21
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$36 - $50
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4 People Recommend
"the one thing that would have given this unit a 5 for performance is for it to provide two-way communication with an all-in-one printer.…" - Brian from Boardman, OR at Buy.com "thanks neweggcons: could only use the set-up wizard to intall and the communication is one way.other thoughts: the feedback that the printer normaly gives you, ie; out of paper, ink status, etc...,…" - Newegg.com User "easy setup.cons: bi-directional communication is not supported.…" - Newegg.com User |
NetGear WGPS606 WGPS606NA
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$75 - $100
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3 People Recommend
"very time i print i get an error that "bi-directional communication" needs to be enabled, and eventually i'll see if that can be fixed, but printing works anyway.…" - Amazon.com User "it has you first establish communication with a hardwire ethernet line, then you detect your wireless network, then you immediately get an ip address conflict message because you have the same device…" - Amazon.com User "other thoughts: when installing the thing, once you have established communications via hardwire ethernet and picked your wireless network up, you must disconnect the ethernet wire or you will get an…" - Newegg.com User |
D-LINK DPR1260 Rangebooster G Multifunction
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$67 - $120
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3 People Recommend
"specifically: 1) bi-directional communication between the computer and printer for ink levels, etc.…" - Chris from Chicago, IL at Buy.com "the only downside, as another reviewer mentioned, is the lack of feedback on ink levels; and i suspect that's a limitation of the communications protocol.…" - Mike in IL from Illinois at Buy.com "buggy in that sometimes the communication to the scanner seemed to just drop.…" - Newegg.com User |
Linksys WIRELESS G
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$75 - $110
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2 People Recommend
"you need to ensure your printer software has option to install it wireless otherwise it will not be able to scan.sometimes, it looses its communication with the printer.…" - Compuplus.com User |
NetGear PS121
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$50 - $78
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2 People Recommend
"third, make sure that your printer is online (check communication by pinging ip) or double click printer and make sure it is not grayed out/off-line.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "bidirectional printer communications is limited and not all bi-di messages or diagnostics will function.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "the printer must also be located within the max length the communications cable (usb, parallel, serial).…" - Amazon.com User |
Keyspan PS-4A
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$80 - $122
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2 People Recommend
"i have several "print servers" but never had any way to get bi-directional communications (so the printer could report ink levels, etc).…" - Amazon.com User "supports bi-directional communications (ink level) very well.…" - Amazon.com User |
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