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Right now, we are using the Longshine LCS-MFP101-2 to connect to our MFP device (printer/scanner combo) over LAN. However, the required driver (RMVUSB, Remote Virtual USB) cannot be installed on 64 bit Windows operating systems such as Windows XP x64 or Windows 7 x64. Since the distributor lists the product as "phased out", I do not expect any updated 64 bit drivers any time soon. :/
Because of that, I am searching for a relatively cheap SOHO MFP print server (1 USB port should be enough) which can be used with 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows. Do you have any ideas or recommendations?
Thanks!
The printer is not really the subject in question in this case. Yes, a modern multifunction printer will most likely work on Win x86 and x64, but I am (still) in need of a USB print server for an existing printer. I just put out the bounty now, because I hoped the market might have changed after a year. :) – hangy – 2011-01-08T23:21:44.587
All those MFP print servers do - AFAIK - is to provide a virtual USB port over ethernet, so that a connected computer can use the device as if it was connected to a local port. The idea is to provide all the functionality, which can be pretty tricky with a normal print server. (A bit OT, but I object having a old PC running all the time (at least for now), because of the power consumption.) – hangy – 2011-01-09T09:01:15.373
This minimal functionality can be done even by a hub with USB. – harrymc – 2011-01-09T09:19:55.307
Thanks for that idea, but most of the ethernet hubs that I found just provided a print server which will be fine in most cases, but does not allow scanning over LAN, AFAIK. Did you have any specific manufacturer/model in mind? – hangy – 2011-01-11T16:14:06.500
I am no specialist, but querying Amazon's Electronics section for "hub usb print server scan" got me several candidates, some of which look nice. – harrymc – 2011-01-11T17:21:37.197