Linksys WPS54GU2 Wireless-G Print Server for USB 2.0

Average customer rating: 2.5

Worked great for a week, then stoped working
It will work, eventually...
Excellent - Just What I Needed
Not a lot of choices
Linksys Printserver

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Linksys WPS54GU2 Wireless-G Print Server for USB 2.0

Manufacturer: Linksys
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0000E658Q
2003-10-15

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Product Description

The LINKSYS WPS54GU2 lets you connect a USB or Parallel printer (or both!) directly to your network, eliminating the need to dedicate a PC to print sharing chores. Using a PrintServer frees your "print share PC" so you don't have to leave it on all the time. And it removes the printing bottleneck, setting your PC free to do more useful work! Remotely administered through your web browser, SNMP, or the included utility

Customer Reviews:

Worked great for a week, then stoped working.......2007-05-17

Installation was streightforward, and the print server worked great - for a week or two. Then it started acting up. It would print a few pages, then time out. Or it would not print at all. Cycling power would make it print the next few pages, and than it stalls again.

Sniffing IP packets through Ethereal showed that that connection attempt SYN was immediately RESetted. We used this WPS54GU2 on two printers, a Brother and a Xerox WorkCentre via USB. On the other end of the connection is a Linksys access point.

I wish this device did not work from start, so I would not have wasted so much time.

It will work, eventually..........2007-04-29

I won't go into detail about my credentials, but I am a seasoned IT professional who has set up over 100 network printer interfaces and print servers, internal and external, from nearly every hardware vendor out there. I was able to get this unit to work as per the directions with an Epson Stylus C82 (USB interface) without issue.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I could not get it to work with a trusty, corporate standard (last millennium at least) Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5! Simple parallel interface, high quality Belkin 6' IEEE-1284 compliant cable, stock Windows XP drivers -- This should have been a no-brainer!

Test pages from the web interface worked fine, and the printer was recognized (On-line) but actual print jobs via the Windows driver produced unpredictable, but never functional results. Only once did the output look at all like the Windows test page, and then only roughly.

I was about to give up, when I reread the entire manual and saw information about the "Bi-Admin" utility, which is used (among other things) for configuring the bidirectional parallel and other parameters. This, it turns out, was crucial to getting this printer to work with the device. Long story short, after I enabled "ACK & Busy" for P1 (parallel port) on the "Configuration -> Physical Port" menu item, everything worked perfectly. I tried to enable ECP mode, but it would not save that setting.

If you are an experienced user or tech, you should probably read up on how to configure this without their kludgey software driver. Set it up in Windows 2000 or later as a standard TCP/IP interface using LPR. Parallel port gets queue name of P1, USB is P2. Clean, simple, and reliable.

I have not even tested the wireless capability yet, but everyone seems to say it works for basic configurations. Don't expect a lot in terms of wireless security (WEP only) but it does the job.

One more thing: as many others have mentioned, you should make SURE this device is configured with a static IP address. If this confuses you, get help from someone who knows what they are doing. Sadly, this probably does NOT mean Linksys "Tech Support" who will likely tell you that they cannot help you determine the settings for your home/business network.

Excellent - Just What I Needed.......2007-02-13

Just what I needed to allow two wirelessly connected computers to use one printer. I particularly wanted the Linksys because I have an ALL-Linksys type of wireless system already. It makes a big difference if you can stick with the same company's products as far as compatibility is concerned.

Not a lot of choices.......2007-01-30

I purchased this about 9 months ago. I had problems with the installation and was on with tech support for the better part of an hour. Because my printer is a bit older and not plug and play ready, a lot of the functions had to be disabled. The product worked for about 6 months but is now not fuctioning. I am being asked to return it for a replacement, but I am finding they do not support this model any longer. With the price of printers/faxes these days, I might as well replace my fax and buy one with a USB and a new wireless server to boot.

Linksys Printserver.......2007-01-28

Ordered this device to add a wireless network printer connection. After 1 hour with customer service, I was told that the item was defective, Linkys would replace it, unless I wanted to use it as a wired device, and took my credit card number as pre-payment for the additional device in the event that I did not return the defective one. Four weeks later, having received nothing from the company, I was charged for an additional unit. I called the company to contest the charges. Linksys told me that they were out of stock and charged me because they had not received the return unit!

I have all Linksys equipment - router, switches, etc. - and haven't had too many issues, but I am not a fan of this company since this incident. I should have returned the printserver to Amazon first.

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