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Software => Shareport - macOS => Topic started by: TheHoff on June 09, 2009, 12:01:47 PM
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http://www.silexeurope.com/en/home/support/productgroups/common-downloads/device-server-and-virtual-link.html
This was posted in another thread about a certain router but I installed this with my DIR-628 (fw 1.20na) and it worked perfectly with my USB Raid enclosure and OS X 10.5.7, MBP.
Sorry D-Link, but this non-branded software works right now. It looks like the exact same app except that it works and doesn't have the D-Link logo.
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Which one? I see two utilities.
The reason I ask is that by the fateful aligning of planets, my MBP 10.5.7 works with the SharePort but my PowerPC G5 has problems. While I'm hesitant to ''fix what ain't broke'' on the MBP, if anyone has tried the PowerPC version---let's hear. I'm going to give it a whirl.
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http://www.silexeurope.com/media/software/s-42a310.zip
That is the package I downloaded (SX Virtual Link for OS X). It looks like the link at the top includes that Utility and something else, but I didn't need the something else.
My Shareport has never connected before this so I didn't have much to lose. I don't know what product that download is for, but as I said, it looks identical to the software D-Link is trying to implement. Thanks to the poster in the other DIR-655 thread for the link.
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The Silex utility is exactly like the SharePort utility in that it also doesn't work on the PowerPC-Power Mac G5 I have. The printer shows up but it gives me errors upon connection and disconnection--right before connecting or disconnecting fully. Never prints. Not sure what gives but obviously these two twin ''brothers'' separated at birth share the same ''genetic'' defects--at least as far as my G5. Interestingly enough it seems to work okay on the Windows XP/Dell and my MacBook Pro--both printing test pages fine.
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LOL.... At least Silex's cosetup installation utility actually runs on my MAC. The one included in the D-Link package doesn't work.
I'll give it a try and report back. Thanks for providing this link. Hopefully it will work for me too.
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Both the D-link and the SX shareport utility's launch ok from the dock and stay up, but the identical message displayed is
"No device servers were found on the network.
Make sure your device servers are set properly."
If anyone knows how to resolve this I would be grateful, because on my WinXp side of my network it sees
my DIR-635 and Samsung 2240 printer perfectly. Although even there it didn't work at first and I had to tinker with the firewall putting 9303 under UDP as an exception, but the Mac 10.5.7 firewall doesn't allow such easy modifications or unless someone knows how to modify it.
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The Mac firewall wants you to make exemptions by application as I recall, does it work making the Shareport utility (or this 3rd party utility I can't comment on) a exemption?
Does it work with your Mac Firewall off?
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Fatman Thanks for the reply but no - neither utility work or remove "No device servers etc" when turning Firewall is off. As I said before, I did get the same message at first on the WinXP Shareport side of my network until I found another poster here had found putting an exception Port 9303 UDP solved this, but on OSX 10.5.7 as it's an Application Firewall there is no obvious way (to me) of configuring this.
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Well in OS X if it says your firewall is off, they mean it. It is not like the overbearing Windows firewall.
Do you have multiple network adapters, is the Shareport utility configured for the correct one?
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Does it work for OSX 10.5.7? I called Dlink and they said THEIR utility doesn't work...OSX is like 6 years old, no?
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Fatman No I don't have multiple adaptors, this is the latest iMac 2.66 bought/manufactured in April which is after D-link or Silex have brought out their utility software. But like all iMac's only comes with one internal ethernet port or Airport wireless of which I've tried both. Some posters claim they can connect to D-link Shareport or SX virtual with 10.5.7 seeing their NAS drives /printers, but do they have new Macs or just upgraded to the latest OP system.
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I called Dlink and they said...
Who did you talk to? Moe, Larry or Curley?
Yeah, I know...I know...but one begins to wonder sometimes who's running the shop there...
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Fatman No I don't have multiple adaptors, this is the latest iMac 2.66 bought/manufactured in April which is after D-link or Silex have brought out their utility software. But like all iMac's only comes with one internal ethernet port or Airport wireless of which I've tried both. Some posters claim they can connect to D-link Shareport or SX virtual with 10.5.7 seeing their NAS drives /printers, but do they have new Macs or just upgraded to the latest OP system.
Having Ethernet and Airport is what I meant by having multiple adapters (I only know their notebook line, I don't know their desktops so I didn't know if airport is standard there), in theory they could be connected to different networks, I wouldn't know about your setup, but I know you can select the adapter in Shareport and that is a big part of it not working for at least one previous poster.
Who did you talk to? Moe, Larry or Curley?
Yeah, I know...I know...but one begins to wonder sometimes who's running the shop there...
Hey, I resemble that remark!
Who is running the shop should not be in question, the guys in nice suits who talk a lot about money run the shots. The guys who run the forums and respond to you guys are not even close to the suits. Did I miss your point entirely?
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Hey, I resemble that remark!
Who is running the shop should not be in question, the guys in nice suits who talk a lot about money run the shots. The guys who run the forums and respond to you guys are not even close to the suits. Did I miss your point entirely?
Sometimes the perceived target isn't the actual target. Unfortunately discontent is often aimed at the first place of contact. It would seem that all the hellfire you all are taking at the expense (or not enough expense) of ''the suits'' might pay off as other tech related sites continue to pick up on the discontent with the development and deployment process. Word of mouth is the most powerful marketing force this day and age and it can directly affect the bottom line. Hopefully the bad word of mouth beginning to circulate throughout the tech community will translate into an influx of resources. That's all that's really being asked, really. In the current economic downturn people don't want to feel like they wasted their increasingly precious dollars. The ''suits'' at D-Link don't want those dollars to flow elsewhere either. It's a buyer's market and everybody knows it.
To update an old cliché: Nothing is worse than a customer scorned.
My advice to D-Link is don't try to change the wind. Change your sails.
End of cliché fest.
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So I'm having the same problem. Tried both Dlinks shareport and the one sugested here and the only result I get is:
"No device servers were found on the network.
Make sure your device servers are set properly."
I'm using a DIR-635 by the way and it's working on my PC.
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Okay, after having read numerous posts with no success, I found something that works for my new dir-628 with a house full of macbooks.
I downloaded the latest firmware as of July 2009 from this link:
ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir628/Firmware/dir628_fw_122NA.zip
After installing that, I then used the virtual link software and was able to connect with my printer and share it amongst the other computers. You'll have to tweak with the settings a little bit, so that the computers will automatically connect only when printing (then it will automatically disconnect as well), and leave it available for others in the house.
This is a lot more work than what I was used to with years of using an Apple Airport Extreme, but then again, I guess I got what I paid right?
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I'm having the same problem as arkaska. SX Virtual Link returns the following error:
"No device servers were found on the network.
Make sure your device servers are set properly."
Has anyone found a way around this problem? I'm using a DIR-625 (C2, v3.08). I understand that Shareport doesn't yet work with the 625, but I was under the impression that the Silex utility would. But I simply can't get it to work. Any ideas?
(Works fine on the PC, btw...)
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I found that I could get around the non-detection issue by enabling my dir655's IP as a broadcast address. Magically, the attached Hard drive was found. Now if I could only get it recognized outside of SX Virtual Link and/or Shareport on more than an intermittent basis.
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I found that I could get around the non-detection issue by enabling my dir655's IP as a broadcast address. Magically, the attached Hard drive was found. Now if I could only get it recognized outside of SX Virtual Link and/or Shareport on more than an intermittent basis.
Hey evolver, I also have a dir655. Where did you find the IP that you put as the broadcast address? I've got a printer hooked up to my router and i'm having trouble connecting to it through shareport.
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I'm experiencing the "No device servers were found on the network..." error as well on my new DIR-825, running OS X 10.6.2.
I've tried d-links shareport 3.0 beta, as well as two versions of the silex software (3.10 and 3.30).
The newer versions seem to run coinstall with no problem but fail to detect any attached usb devices. The firewall is off and I'm on the same subnet as the router. It doesn't make any difference wether I connect via WLAN (2.4 or 5 ghz) or Ethernet. I've also tried 2 different hard drives, a digital camera and a printer so compatibility shouldn't be an issue either. The usb light on the router lights up allright as well. Sadly my pc broke down, so i must wait until next week to check whether that'll work.
Has anyone found a workaround for this detection problem?
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Well its working better than d-link shareport so far..
the only problem i have now is...
"Connection to Printer has failed"
And i get that message right after i click 'connect'. Its like its not even trying..
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I would try using SharePort 3.0R1. Worked for me...
If anyone is still having problems, someone may be able to help if you can provide more detail about how to reproduce.
Mac OS version, D-Link product model and firmware version, SharePort version, USB Device model and driver version, network environment, steps to reproduce issue, etc.
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No luck here with SX Virtual Link. Worked the first time I installed it but the next day it would not work. I restarted the printer and rebooted the router. It sees the printer but when I connect I get the error Connection to XXX USB Printer failed. The SX Virtual Link app window says "You are connected", but it will not print.
Console says:
SX Virtual Link[230] *** WARNING: Method selectedRowEnumerator in class DeviceListView is deprecated. It will be removed in a future release and should no longer be used.
Macintosh 10.6.4
Silex SX Virtual Link Version 3.6.0 SXUPTP Driver 1.5.2
The printer driver is installed on this computer
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hi guys
I have DIR 825
I have a Samsung SCX 4300
I have a Dell with windows 7 and I have no issues using shareport and connecting with that.
I have a intel MBP and I have Windows 7 on this too and I have shareport on both OS and no dice.. doesnt work.
I want to know what else I can try. I tried the link provided as well.
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I have the D-Link DIR-685 and neither the Shareport or Silex versions of the software will work for my old HP printer. Just the same status as most here "No device servers were found on the network".
I had the same problem with v3.0 of Shareport utility on my winxp box so rolled it back to 1.17 where it works as expected. Silly thing is that it still works perfectly from my xp host inside fusion running on SL.
Is there a v1.17 of Shareport or the Silex version for the Mac? I'd like to give that a try but can only find Shareport v1.10 which doesn't seem to have SL support.
bazz.
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I have DIR-625 and I installed version 3.3.0 from Silex but I still have problem to connect any device (epson printer R260 or just a usb flash drive). the DLINK Shareport utility gave me the same result. I am using Mac OS X 10.6.7 .
Error message when I try to manually connect: Connection to EPSON USB2.0 Printer (Hi-speed) failed
??? ??? ???
I DLINK actually reading the forum and try to provide support to customers?