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Summary: Great Mac/PC Solution
Review: Contrary to other reviews, this print server DOES let you network non-PostScript printers to Macs but it depends on the printer model and the manufacturer supplied driver. In my case I have an Epson C80 for which Epson provides a Mac OS X driver that specifically supports an "Epson AppleTalk" printer type. This appears as a separate option from the normal "AppleTalk" printer type. To my OS X Macs I simply install the driver and then browse the network in the Print Center using the Epson AppleTalk printer type and it shows up.For my Windows 2000 PC, I have to access the print server as a TCP/IP printer and it works fine. Note that the Epson Printer Utility application doesn't work over the network to either Mac or PC. If you want to be able to monitor the printer, you'll need a hard wire. In my case I use the USB port to connect the printer to my Mac. This allows the Epson Printer Utility to work although it's very rare that I use this software.
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Summary: Doesn't work with bi-directional printers
Review: Decent print server. Standard protocols work well and are fairly easy to install and implement. Decent, inexpensive multi-protocol print server. The only downside that I have seen is the lack of documentation on Windows 98, ME, and 2000. These OS's are easy to implement, except I had difficulty making the TCP/IP work. Would I buy another one? Yup.
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Summary: D-Link Print Server (DP-101)
Review: Decent print server. Standard protocols work well and are fairly easy to install and implement. Decent, inexpensive multi-protocol print server. The only downside that I have seen is the lack of documentation on Windows 98, ME, and 2000. These OS's are easy to implement, except I had difficulty making the TCP/IP work. Would I buy another one? Yup.
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Summary: Mac support requires PostScript printer
Review: I bought this server to share a non-PostScript printer (HP 932C) on a mixed PC/Mac network. When connected to the DP-101 the printer always appears to the Macs as a PostScript printer even though it is not. An email exchange with D-Link technical support confirmed that the DP-101 cannot be used to share non-PostScript printers with Macs. To my knowledge this limitation is not mentioned anywhere in the pre-sales documentation.
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Summary: Mac support requires PostScript printer
Review: I bought this server to share a non-PostScript printer (HP 932C) on a mixed PC/Mac network. When connected to the DP-101 the printer always appears to the Macs as a PostScript printer even though it is not. An email exchange with D-Link technical support confirmed that the DP-101 cannot be used to share non-PostScript printers with Macs. To my knowledge this limitation is not mentioned anywhere in the pre-sales documentation.
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Summary: You get what you pay for
Review: I wanted to use the DP-101 to put an HP LaserJet 6MP on a mixed Mac/PC network. Setup was easy enough, but about half the jobs from the Macs just vanish -- they go to the spooler, then go to the printer (at least the printer lights flash), but nothing comes out. This is especially so on multi-page jobs or those with complex PostScript graphics. I emailed D-Link for assistance but got back only an uninformative, boilerplate response. Reading another of the customer reviews, I guess the problem is that the printer can't "talk back" to the computer through the spooler.
One other problem: this thing wouldn't hook directly to the 6MP. I needed to buy a cable. This is a quirk of the 6MP, which hides the cable connectors in a little bay; it's not specifically a problem with the DP-101. On the plus side, it's tiny, inexpensive, and works perfectly (so far) from the Windows side. Mac users get the short end of the stick again ...
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Summary: GREAT Product for Windows AND LINUX!
Review: Not only does this work great with all flavors of Windows (I tested 98SE, ME, and 2k) but it works perfectly out of the box with my Linux desktop using CUPS. Works flawlessly!
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Summary: The only server that works with Macs and PCs
Review: The DP-101 is the only print server I have found that supports Appletalk. When I connected it to my home network, the chooser found the printer immediately. It took quite a bit longer for me to figure out how to configure my PC for TCP/IP printing. (TCP/IP printing was the only way I could configure my PC to print) And of course the price can't be beat.
If you have both PCs and Macs, this is the only way to go.
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Summary: The only server that works with Macs and PCs
Review: The DP-101 is the only print server I have found that supports Appletalk. When I connected it to my home network, the chooser found the printer immediately. It took quite a bit longer for me to figure out how to configure my PC for TCP/IP printing. (TCP/IP printing was the only way I could configure my PC to print) And of course the price can't be beat.
If you have both PCs and Macs, this is the only way to go.
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Summary: Doesn't work with bi-directional printers
Review: This print server may be good for simple printers that don't need to talk back to the computer, but it doesn't work at all for those that need a bi-directional interface. That includes most of the HP Deskjet models....
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