Brother Intl NC2100P - NETWORK CARD ( NC2100P )

Rating:
Summary: Decent but pricey print server for Brother printers
Review: First, as of the time I write this (6/6/2004), Amazon has this mislabeled as "Brother Intl NC2100P - NETWORK CARD (NC2100P)." This is not a network card, it's a print server - if the title has changed by the time you read this, it shows Amazon actually reads and reacts to the reviews. (I'm not holding my breath.) The print server is about the size of a wireless phone. You connect it directly to the parallel port of your Brother printer (no cable required), plug in the power supply, and connect the ethernet port to your router. Then, manipulate the LAN settings on your router and on the server in mysterious ways, and presto, you have a network printer.

It works great - it's given me no problems. The documentation is not that good - if you're a complete beginner at networking, you're going to need someone's help to get this configured properly. And it costs more than print servers offered by NetGear, LinkSys, etc. - but this one works with my Brother printer, and the other print servers I looked at were not guaranteed to. So I was willing to shell out the extra cash to make sure I had compatibility, and I'm happy I did.

Rating:
Summary: Decent but pricey print server for Brother printers
Review: First, as of the time I write this (6/6/2004), Amazon has this mislabeled as "Brother Intl NC2100P - NETWORK CARD (NC2100P)." This is not a network card, it's a print server - if the title has changed by the time you read this, it shows Amazon actually reads and reacts to the reviews. (I'm not holding my breath.) The print server is about the size of a wireless phone. You connect it directly to the parallel port of your Brother printer (no cable required), plug in the power supply, and connect the ethernet port to your router. Then, manipulate the LAN settings on your router and on the server in mysterious ways, and presto, you have a network printer.

It works great - it's given me no problems. The documentation is not that good - if you're a complete beginner at networking, you're going to need someone's help to get this configured properly. And it costs more than print servers offered by NetGear, LinkSys, etc. - but this one works with my Brother printer, and the other print servers I looked at were not guaranteed to. So I was willing to shell out the extra cash to make sure I had compatibility, and I'm happy I did.