USB over IP (print servers) recommendation

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I have a home network, both wired and wireless.

I have a belkin print server on my network (which has never worked properly due to known firmware incompatibilities with the belkin router I have, but that is another story)

As I now have two printers, the older one is going to be used for normal documents, the new one for photos, I would like to get a second print server, or a print server which could do both devices.

Can anyone recommend a good one?

I recently tried a wlx-652R, but I think I might need to return it, as although the NAS parts work, (added bonus), the printing just doesn't work, the drivers are refusing to find the device (I can see the network packets being sent out, but the device is not responding), although I have tried from 3 different machines.

So, my requirements are:

Must be wired or wireless
Must support USB printers
Must appear as printer device for windows
Must be self-contained
Must be low powered (I have an ITX machine I could use as a print server, at ~30W, but, the machine is used irregularly so lower power is better)

Desirable to be able to support other USB devices, i.e. the 652R can take USB disks and present as NAS
Desirable to be able to support 2 printers, multiple devices
Desirable if it could support POE
Desirable to work from linux
Desirable if it can have a static IP address set (and still work)
 
to be honest i despise wireless print servers, i find theyre as reliable as a chocolate tea-pot.

if youre looking for storage and print, then maybe something like a synology NAS may benefit you in the long run?
 
Thanks I will look into it. I am not that bothered about the NAS part really, it is just the only part of the 652 which works
 
Thanks, will look into that product.
Scan however are not my favourite supplier at the moment, ordered a computer in December, and still it is not delivered. Takes them days to respond to any chase emails.
 
coldpenguin said:
Thanks, will look into that product.
Scan however are not my favourite supplier at the moment, ordered a computer in December, and still it is not delivered. Takes them days to respond to any chase emails.
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im suprised at that as i was in the other day and they now have there 3xs systems ready built and can be picked up straight away. Never bought a prebuilt from them but know someone who has and he had no issues getting it (in glasgow)
 
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