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[gunrunnerjohn]

I'm somewhat astonished you're having so much trouble with the print server.  I've had four different printers connected to mine, and they all worked just fine.  I've installed several of these boxes for clients and they've used the print server as well.

This is not typical behavior, I can tell you that.

[drjamesincandenza]

I've had the same problem with both a Canon and a Brother MFC-8500. Both worked fine when connected to my new(ish) Mac.  However, when I plug it in to the DNS-323,  no printers are seen, by which I mean, on the device status page of the DNS-323, it doesn't list a printer:

PRINTER INFO :
Manufacturer:    None
Product:    None

Since this is a tertiary use of this little box (backups and media serving being the most important), I haven't put a lot of effort into it. I have, however, put in more effort than I should have to. If this wasn't well tested, it shouldn't have been included in the feature list. Truth is, I probably wouldn't miss it, but since it's there, I figure I have a right to use it as advertised.

[gunrunnerjohn]

FWIW, I had to stop using the print server on the DNS_323 with my Brother HL-5140, there's a memory leak that appears to be in the Windows 7 LPD support, and the spooler grows until it consumes gigabytes of memory!  Running the same drivers with the printer connected directly to the machine I have no memory issues.

[fordem]

I've had the same problem with both a Canon and a Brother MFC-8500. Both worked fine when connected to my new(ish) Mac.  However, when I plug it in to the DNS-323,  no printers are seen, by which I mean, on the device status page of the DNS-323, it doesn't list a printer:

PRINTER INFO :
Manufacturer:    None
Product:    None

Since this is a tertiary use of this little box (backups and media serving being the most important), I haven't put a lot of effort into it. I have, however, put in more effort than I should have to. If this wasn't well tested, it shouldn't have been included in the feature list. Truth is, I probably wouldn't miss it, but since it's there, I figure I have a right to use it as advertised.

Assuming that you have read the entire thread before posting - if you haven't, it might be an idea to do so - you would have seen, where in an earlier post, I pointed out that some printers do not work with print servers, any print servers.  I seriously doubt that your Brother MFC will work with the DNS-323, and I won't comment on the Canon other than to say, I've never tried a Canon printer on a print server.

Whether or not a particular printer will work with a print server is actually a function of the printer controller architecture and the drivers that control it - something that is entirely out of D-Link's control.

Seeing as I've had a DNS-323 for over over three years, and the print server has been no less reliable or no more troublesome than any of the others I've used, I'd say it works as advertised.

BTW - gunrunnerjohn's experience appears to be Windows related, and really should not be seen as an indictment of the DNS-323's print server, if I'm not mistaken he has had few problems until he switched OSs

[gunrunnerjohn]

Correct, I believe the issue to be Windows related, most likely the LPD support in Windows 7, though I suppose it could be the Brother drivers as well.  They're native to Windows 7, so I'm still using the same drivers, just with a different port specified, and no issues that way.