- Share multiple printers in your network
- Extremely simple to configure
- Equipped with 2 parallel ports and 1 USB port
Product DescriptionD-Link, the industry pioneer in networking continues to offer innovative products in Ethernet. The D-Link DP-300U is a compact print server that connects to your Ethernet or Quick Ethernet network. With high-speed ports, DP-300U allow users to print simultaneously from anywhere on the network. DP-300U is equipped with two IEEE1284 parallel ports and one USB version 1. 1 port for seamless connection to most printers available on the market today. DP-300U also supports a. . . More >>
D-Link DP-300U 10/100TX 1-USB Port 2-Parallel Port Print Server
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This router has fantastic wireless performance and range. I live in a 5000 sq. ft. home and the router is in the basement, yet I get brilliant signal quality throughout the house.
It is also simple to setup while having every conceivable option for configuring the security and accessibility of the LAN.
Rating: 5 / 5
It’s a wonder people can still get away with putting out product so hard to install. I spent 2 hours getting the XP side to work, then waded through the 98 side for another 2 – back to compusa for my 15% restocking fee. Don’t buy this thing.
Rating: 1 / 5
This print server came with sketchy instructions and took many hours to set up. I eventually got it working with 2 printers for about 1 month. Then it went kaput. I cannot get the thing to work now (and I didn’t change a thing re: configuration). I spent hours on the phone on hold for customer service and the only live person I did speak with couldn’t help me. This sucks and I’m returning it. In contrast, I have a Linksys wireless router and am extremely pleased.
Rating: 1 / 5
The DP300U setup is convoluted. You need to disconnect one of your network PC’s from the network, connecting the printer through the print server to that PC and then change its IP configuration to match the default of the DP300U in order to change to your own network configuration plot. That was ok, BUT, you can’t print from a DOS application to your printer. I was using XP Pro w/an HP 4L and there are instructions on how to use the “net use” command to make use of lpt1 or 2 but it doesn’t work. It’s nice that they have a voice help line available. It would be nicer if they plain ‘fessed up to the fact that it doen’t work the way they have designed their print server. First it was call the hardware company (HP). Then it must be an error with the Win XP Pro software and finally it was “we don’t support that issue here at the help line”. That was close to “it really doesn’t work with DOS” but it would have been nice if the documentation didn’t lead you to believe otherwise. This admission came after a panicked conference with the second level who wouldn’t come to the phone but was clearly calling the shots. Guys, just say you constructed the thing without regard to DOS. My HP2500 Color laser w/internal print server can be accessed as lpt1 from my setup but not the D-Link DP 300U (i. e. no problem with HP or WinXP). What to do? Ahah!! Place a manual switch between the printer and the D-Link Print Server. Leave the network connected to the printer until you need to use it in DOS mode, flip the switch, the same print properties setup will print to the monochrome printer and all is well. I know the older conventional wisdom was don’t place manual switches between PC’s and laser printers, but this has worked for me and the HP4L for years (knock on wood) in other configurations as well.
Rating: 3 / 5
I had read alot of reviews on various websites and found that I was honestly well armed in terms of troubleshooting, but had no real problems in connecting to the web interface (just change the ip of one of your pc’s to match the default ip of the unit-like the directions say) and when I changed the ip setting on the unit to “assign automatically” to match my network config, it was a small challenging to log back into the interface (after changing my pc’s setting back to assign ip automatically) cuz I had to start at the first ip in our router’s range and keep entering each next ip until I got to the one that had been assigned to the unit by my router but luckily it was the third ip i tried. after that it was pretty simple to config the unit and install the printer on my xp, but for my 2000 I had to add the ip of the unit to my trusted zone on my firewall before it would work. If I had any tips for anyone, I would say to open the pdf manual for the unit and keep it alongside the quickstart directions as it has more helpful detail. Just finished installing it and haven’t place much traffic through it yet, but so far so excellent.
Several months later and it still works fantastic, we’ve had zero problems. only thing is that the USB, LPT1 and LPT2 lights don’t work on ours.
Rating: 4 / 5