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$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.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...,
from www.newegg.com
easy setup.cons: bi-directional communication is not supported.
from Brian from Boardman, OR, clickfrom.buy.com
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.
from www.amazon.com
for bi-directional printers -- multifunction (scanner, printers etc) you loose the scanning feature from your pc because there is no more direct communication between pc and printer.

Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy To Use, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet

2 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for COMMUNICATION

$67.00 Est. at Amazon

from Grey Bir from TN, www.circuitcity.com
(i believe that brownouts are causing it to lose communication.
from www.amazon.com
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.
from www.amazon.com
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
from www.newegg.com
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
from www.amazon.com
i have read that the bi-directional communications are the problem.

Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Form Factor: External

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for COMMUNICATION

$101.00 Est. at Amazon

from Chris from Chicago, IL, clickfrom.buy.com
specifically: 1) bi-directional communication between the computer and printer for ink levels, etc.
from Mike in IL from Illinois, clickfrom.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.
from www.newegg.com
buggy in that sometimes the communication to the scanner seemed to just drop.
from www.amazon.com
however this device is one way communication to printers from computer only - there is no way for a printer to send error reports or status back to the computer.
from Mike from N. California, clickfrom.buy.com
after a while i noticed a slow down on my wireless communications, the status leds on my switch indicated a lot of traffic.

Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP

4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for COMMUNICATION

$76.00 Est. at Amazon

from Scott, www.newegg.com
several different setup screens, the web based setup works best once you have communication with the device.
from www.amazon.com
my issue was the communications set up of the parallel port on the label printer itself.

Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy To Use, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet

5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for COMMUNICATION

$69.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the printer must also be located within the max length the communications cable (usb, parallel, serial).
from www.mwave.com
does not do 2-way communications though (like checking ink levels,...), but what to expect from a such a cheap unit.
from www.tigerdirect.com
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.
from www.tigerdirect.com
bidirectional printer communications is limited and not all bi-di messages or diagnostics will function.
from www.amazon.com
in most cases, don't expect more than simple printer communication -- forget the scan and fax functions.