Buffalo Technology Network USB 2.0 Print ServerLPV3-U2
- Share USB Printer with Everyone on a Network
- Simple and Quick Installation
- Print Out Files and Pictures Remotely
- Works with Most Operating Systems, Web Browser Conguration
- 2 Year Warranty
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Buffalo Technology Network USB 2.0 Print ServerLPV3-U2
Based on reviews, this unit was supposed to be compatible with Mac printing.
Sadly, I could not get it to work on Mac network with a Canon Laser Printer.
Rating: 1 / 5
My dell Photo 964 and this server weren’t compatible. I think it is my printer’s problem not the server’s.
Rating: 1 / 5
I’ve had mine for several years now. It replaced a D-Link DP-301U print server that never worked when you actually needed to print something. The complaints about the disconnect between the CD instructions, the manual, and what tech support tells you are quite valid, but the unit can be setup successfully if you persevere. Complaints that it won’t work with Macs aren’t necessarily true. I’ve had less trouble using this with my Mac running OS X Tiger than I do with my PC running Windows XP. Now the Mac has a more limited listing of printer drivers, so that can be a problem with the printer and the Mac, but with some internet searching, one can usually find a printer driver for almost any printer to make it work on a Mac.
So what is wrong with this POS? It doesn’t stay synced with your LAN. Just when you really need to print something, it will have lost sync and your print job goes into cyberspace with the Mac or jams up your PC so you have to delete the document and restart the PC. I’ve been enduring this for years now, but things finally got worse and unacceptable. Something in the USB connection on this device has now quit and the print server can’t see any USB printer that is attached to it. Well a print server that can’t see a printer is pretty useless. I think that the basic problem with these units is that the build quality is abysmal. It was designed and manufactured on the cheap and it shows.
Next go around, I’m just buying a network printer and avoiding these hassles. BTW, the parallel port print servers for laser printers and post script printers work fine. I’ve had a D-Link version for about 5 years and have never had a problem with it. It’s the USB units from all the vendors that are trash.
Rating: 1 / 5
This server was a little tough to setup. I originally had a 3 PC network when I set it up. Over time I’ve switched over to 3 Macs. It is much easier to manage on the Mac network. Good product that does what it says.
Rating: 4 / 5
Buffalo Technology LPV3-U2 Network USB 2.0 Print Server
I purchased this product so I would not have to use one of the PCs on the network as a print server. This would allow me to shut the PC down when not in use. I attached it to one of the available ports on the wireless router and pluged in the USB to a Brother HL-1440 laser printer.
I’m not one for reading directions so I went at it without reading to see how easy it was. Well, I would encourage anyone to follow the directions. One of the key things is setting the proper WORK GROUP name and obtaining the print server’s address.
One bit of information that I could not find in the furnished documentation, was the USER NAME for loging into the print server useing the browser. For your information, it’s ROOT and it can’t be changed.
Other than that, I found it works just great.
Rating: 4 / 5