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1 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for PROGRAM
Hewlett Packard HP Q6236A Hp Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit Print Server
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$95.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from Jerryaub from San Diego, Calif, www.circuitcity.com
    4.0 Stars it take a while to down load off the internet, and also take a while to load the program after you open the file.i have both vista and xp, and had no problems with either.
  2. from Sammie from San Francisco, CA, www.circuitcity.com
    4.0 Stars had to go to hp support web site to download the installation program.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the directions should be followed, and do not walk away from the computer while the program is installing, as your input may be needed a couple of times, otherwise the program will not download.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars (not a big deal.) the other problem is that since i installed this on my computer, there is a program that keeps trying to install at my computer start-up.
Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Form Factor: External, Interface: Ethernet
2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for PROGRAM
NetGear PS121 Print Server
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$69.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.pricegrabber.com
    4.0 Stars the netgear setup program will not recognize the ps121 if you have a firewall.
  2. from www.pricegrabber.com
    4.0 Stars for windows xp, i used the instructions at fuschlberger.net/misce..., "other possibility" (tcp/ip) which don't require the silly (and again untrustworthy, to me) addport.exe program that netgear
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars one last note: the firmware upgrade available on netgear's web site actually consists of two files - the upgrade utility, and the binary file containing the new programming instructions.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars no little installation program should take 10 minutes on a 4 x 2.4 ghz cpu.
  5. from N/A, www.newegg.com
    4.0 Stars the setup program refers to a blue eithernet cable from the router.
Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Form Factor: External
3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for PROGRAM
Linksys WIRELESS G PRINT SERVER WITH MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER SUPPORT (WPSM54G) Print Server
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$78.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from A Customer from Layton, UT, clickfrom.buy.com
    5.0 Stars the only problem that i'm having is that if i have a software program initiate a scan, the software doesn't realize the print server is connected, even though it is.
  2. from GR from Sol, www.circuitcity.com
    4.0 Stars also when installing the second or third computer, after restarting, if the icon is not in the system tray go to programs and start the software manually then reboot the server by removing the power
  3. from lt.dell.com
    5.0 Stars the whole thing is practically an automated process though - you basically just have to click 'next' as long as your components are hooked up correctly and the program does the rest.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars (there are probably two different set up programs in one, for xp it is ver 1 and for vista it is ver 1.1) 3.
  5. from www.tigerdirect.com
    3.0 Stars microsoft defender on windows xp prevents the installation process from usually completing normally, trying to kill the unnamed, unsigned (suspicious) program, even if you ''allow'' the registry
Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Easy To Set Up, Form Factor: External
4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for PROGRAM
NetGear WGPS606 (WGPS606NA) Print Server
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$68.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from bvrev.compusa.com
    4.0 Stars downloading the wizard program from netgear doesn't help.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars the included setup cd gave me some problems, but a quick visit to netgear's support site showed me there was an updated install program that fixed the hang-ups.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars this was a refurb unit (looked like new) and instructions/install program were as a download from the netgear web site.
  4. from www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars the setup program choked searching for my network until i diabled access control and wep.
  5. from www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars go to the netgear setup program and choose "set up printer".
Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Form Factor: External
5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for PROGRAM
Linksys Wireless-G WPS54GU2 Print Server
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$159.00 Est. at Amazon
  1. from www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars remember to dissable your firewall software during initial setup or the setup program won't be able to find the print server.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars print actual documents from a "wordpad" or similar program.
  3. from www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars i chose a static ip address to make sure it worked with my firewall and anti-virus program.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i went through the setup program on the cd, and followed along in the instruction manual that came with the unit.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars my conditions: i am new at networking, but have significant experience in computer program, hardware and electronics.
Positives: Easy To Use, Good Reliability, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP,SNMP, Remote Management Protoco: HTTP,SNMP
 
Buffalo Technology LPV3-U2 (LPV3U2) Print Server
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$68.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.newegg.com
    4.0 Stars the program for print server set-up on the cd failed to recognize the unit on my network so i had to do manual set-up using my browser.
  2. from Vincent, www.newegg.com
    4.0 Stars unfortunately there is no 'start menu -buffalo - lpv3 manager' item, nor is there anything installed in the program files folder.
  3. from www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars nothing to install, one can copy and run configuration program from anywhere.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    1.0 Star the installation cd is for windows only, no dmg programs, and downloading the latest drivers is the same as the cd, all windows.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    1.0 Star i was told that my hp officejet 4315v all in one was compatable with my router and my vista program.
Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Form Factor: External
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