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1 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for HOST
Linksys PSUS4 Print Server
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$75.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from bvrev.compusa.com
    4.0 Stars mine actually shows up on the network with it's 'hostname' as the 'unit id' on the
  2. from www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars with the symptoms you provide, it sounds like your printer is a host-based printer, meaning you will never get it to work with any small print server device, not just this linksys print server.
  3. from www.newegg.com
    4.0 Stars most people don't seem to understand what printers will most likely have problems (e.g., host-based printers like hp laserjet 1022 types).other thoughts: customers need to be more educated about how
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars you may need to change your host network settings to the same sub-net.
Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP, Remote Management Protoco: HTTP
2 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for HOST
IOGear Multi-Function Print Server, USB (GMFPSU01C) Print Server
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$30.00 Est. at Amazon
  1. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars i suspect it's because msvpc doesn't support usb devices at all, not that it just doesn't connect to the host system.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars b) using a dns entry seemed to make reaching the printer easy, you should be able to use a host file entry (not tested)
Positives: Compact, Nice Reliability, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP, Form Factor: Plug-In Module (External)
3 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for HOST
Buffalo Technology LPV3-U2 (LPV3U2) Print Server
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$68.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from N/A, www.newegg.com
    4.0 Stars it asks for host id and here i entered the ip address of the print server (which i determined previously with my xp install) that was pretty much it- works fine now.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars no more usb cords to deal with or host computer to keep on.
  3. from www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars comments: this does what i want, hosts a printer on my home network.
Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Form Factor: External
4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for HOST
IOGear USB 2.0 Print Server, 1 Port (GPSU21) Print Server
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$57.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from Jay Riddle from Atlanta, GA, clickfrom.buy.com
    5.0 Stars using for an hp officejet in a small office environment to host as print serv.
  2. from TDB from Sterling Heights, MI, clickfrom.buy.com
    4.0 Stars no more connectivity issues, and the days of leaving a computer powered up to host the shared printer are long gone.
Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy To Use, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet
5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for HOST
Trendware TE100-P21 (TE100P21) Print Server
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$80.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i bought it to use with an 8-year-old hp932c via parallel port with linux (debian and ubuntu) and windows (xp pro) hosts.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    2.0 Stars he is the response from trendnet technical support to my question about whether this would work with the hp officejet 5610: "the hp officejet series are host based printers, what that means is that
  3. from www.newegg.com
    4.0 Stars pros: no problem with setup on either the print server or the hosts.
Positives: Easy To Set Up, Remote Management Protocol: Telnet,SNMP,HTTP, Remote Management Protoco: SNMP,HTTP,Telnet, Form Factor: External
 
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