NETGEAR PS121 USB 2.0 Mini Print Server
by Netgear
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Customer Review: Works, but ruined my printhead
Summary: 3 Stars
The Netgear PS121 worked with my Canon I950 -- good enough to print. After a quick inspection of how their wizard works, I was easily able to manually make my printer available across subnets (just like my HP LaserJet with a JetDirect card) when their CD would fail to find the printer (because it was on a separate but reachable LAN).
Unfortunately, the print server does not allow for complete bi-directional communications. So, my PC didn't warn me when one of the ink cartridges ran dry. This trashed my printhead and I had to replace the printer. For now, I'm running the printer attached to a PC using USB.
Customer Review: 2 Days wasted trying to install
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this PS121 (new) on the web (not from Amazon) and spend two days trying to get it to work....nada ...zilch.. I work for a computer company and consider myself pretty good with networking, computers, etc. but this thing drove me nuts...it must be defective (why are they selling so many reconditioned units ???). I could ping the address, but could not get the Wizard to see it, nor install the port. You should be able to use the diagonistics button to print a sample test page, but that did not work with two different printers. I called India, but they could not help. Going back or in the trash.Customer Review: Relatively Easy and Painless Installaion
Summary: 4 Stars
I stumbled upon this device when my old inkjet printer finally gave out and I decided to install a new HP PSC-750 printer that my dad had picked up.
The setup for both my PC's were relatively painless and was done in a matter of minutes. My only hiccup was I had to set up my new printer at the same time and missed a few things (not NetGear's fault).
Reading the reviews, I guess others have had issues so hopefully I will not see them. Also, I guess I am lucky, my printer appears to be compatible with the print server.
For now, I recommend this product....:)
Customer Review: Check Compatibility Beforehand
Summary: 2 Stars
I installed a new HP all-in-one inkjet and then attempted to install the Netgear PS121. What a mess! Seemed like I almost made it through installation... then hit a brick wall. Waited for 40 minutes to talk to a nice gentleman in India who tried helping for 30 minutes before announcing that it wasn't compatible with the HP printer. In the process it sabotaged the printer drivers, so I had to uninstall the Netgear software and re-install the printer - in that order to make it work. Side note: Windows Vista made installing the printer an ordeal. I wish I'd waited a while before getting Vista.Customer Review: Finally got it to work with my Mac!
Summary: 2 Stars
My dad bought it so that we (2 PC's and a Mac) could all share 1 printer (HP OfficeJet 5610). It was easy enough to install it on the PC's, but the Mac was impossible. The documentation was incorrect, the CD was useless and Netgear's technical support was a joke. I called them and was told that it was an Apple problem and I should call Apple. Then I emailed Tech Support and they replied but what they told me did not work. Finally I added my printer as an IP printer, using HP JetDirect as the Protocol and entered the IP address and chose my driver and the test page printed!