D-Link DP-311U Wireless Print Server, 1-USB Port, 802.11b, 11Mbps – Customer Reviews
Difficult setup, works after it gets going
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I could not get the wireless portion to connect for a while. While searching for a solution, this site was at the top of the list so I decided to post my fix here.
It seems that when the 311U is configured using the ancient-looking PS Admin utility, it has a small bug/feature. PS Admin converts the wireless SSID to ALL CAPS where as my wireless network name has mixed case. Talking directly to the 311U, via a web browser, I was able to set the SSID correctly and get m'self up and running.
Hope this helps.10/7/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Configuration is big task
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I bought the product 2 weeks before and I have a thought this will work with all printers but not. D Link technical support is very bad I called at least 10 times to find my printer is compatible or not.
User manual is not complete so configuration is very difficult. Changing the IP Address manually and re assigning the new IP Address is very difficult. And it cause problem for other wireless divices (Mouse,Keyboard,Wireless web camera and External wireless hard disk). Because of this product I spend almost 8 hrs to solve other wireless network issues.
If you have enough time then it will entertain you.8/22/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
The most difficult thing in the world to configure
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Problem #1 - out of hte box, these units are assigned 192.168.0.10 as an IP address.find if your network is on the .0 subnet.So I had to change my entire network over to this in order to get it configured.
Problem #2 - once changed, now i have Ip address issues because of the existing clients picking up the .10 address.
Problem #3 - If you incorrectly specificy the SSID/wep key or IP address, you have to put it back to the defaults and start over.there's no way to configure the unit
Problem #4 - it just plain don't work as it should.
Easily the most difficult unit i've ever had to configure.It's a shame that I'm swearing off linksys as their prices are good.Despite it's decent price, stay away from this one.7/29/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Terrible
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I have a D-link router, and I couldn't even get this thing to connect wirelessly.It works if connected with a ethernet wire, but that isn't really the point, is it?
I called customer support, and the call dropped 4 TIMES!!!!Even when I was able to stay connected, they obviously weren't listening to me, and were of no use in the end.I'm off to go return.Save your time, money, and aggrevation.Avoid this like the plague.5/27/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
DP 311U does not work for me and the tech support is terrible!
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I bought this DP-311U print server. I set it up according to the manual and i can print from different computers to the printer. However, a few hours later, it stopped working. I disconnect then reconnect everything, it started to work again. But a few hours later this same thing happened again. I called the tech people at D-link and started to explain the problem when the line was disconnected. I thought this must be an accident. I called again. After transfering to a different number and waited for about 10 minutes, i was just about to describe the problem again, the line was droped again. I checked my telephone lines, they were ok. D-link's tech support is just a waste of time. By the way, i have other similar products which work fine.
Mike3/3/2006 12:00 AM | Rating: