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Works fine. set up three of them on my network. 3 XP Pro computes computers and one running Win 98SE. Need to change the defauld IP addresss on each additional DP-301P+ after you use the default ip address for the first one (using the web browser to access the units ). For win 98 you have to go read the manual on the CD (a .PDF file) for installing on win 98, and ME ect..and run the included software to install the print client for the network. On win XP all you have to do is set the IP address, look at the port name in the configuration screen, and then use the win XP "install printer wizard" using the ip addrss and port name per the instructions.. I.E. the guy below who could not install it using ME apparantly did not read the Manusl on the CD for specific instructions for installing on a Win 98, or ME computer ..nor did he run the software needed to make it work on Win 98 or ME.

Got this on sale cheap and put several printers onto wired ports on my Linksys WRT54G home WLAN. The quick-start info is all you need for setup. Works ok under Win XP Pro & Linux Fedora 3 provided printer is powered on before you need it; otherwise an incomplete file is sent and you get pages of garbage from Postscript printers at least. Windows gives useless feedback on print failures, so be prepared for frustration. Note: this has a Centronics-type connector not USB, so is slow for big (digital camera) files. But fine for text and Web graphics.

I almost gave this unit 4 stars, but in thinking about it, it's still new on my network (2 days and has not yet stood the test of time) and the installation was not very easy.

This is nice hardware, but set-up is not intuitive and you have to adapt and improvise. It helps to be tech savvy (as other reviewers have pointed out.)

My first tip is that if you're on a machine with XP, go with the PS Admin program first to do most of your initial set up there.

This windows app lets you talk right to the print server over your network without messing with or resetting your computer's IP (as they indicate in the quick set-up.) Using this app, you can immediately give the d-link an IP address in line with your own network and router. Then you can call it from a browser.

Adding it as a local printer, creating a TCP/IP port, etc, as the quick start indicated, never worked for me. Instead, after I gave it an IP in the PS Admin app, added it to my workgroup, and then was able to add it is a network printer connecting using the direct address of the \\printserver\printer\ - then installed printer's driver and we were off and printing.

It is really nice to share the printer without having to leave a computer on to share it.

I set up everthing according to the Quick install. All setting is correct but i still could not print. I call Technical support,on hold for 20 minuts then told me he was not the right support agent. Back in the loop i go . wait for 30 more minutes 2nd agent told me the same thing. Don't waste your time calling thier support. if it work out of the box great if not return it don't waste ur life like i did.

Tried on 2 Windows 7 machines
Installed using the setup program but nothing actually printed from the machine I installed from.
On a second machine could be detected as a network printer but couldn't connect to it.
Support site requires registration but once that is done fails to redirect so impossible to raise problem with D-Link