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Q: Trying to connect our new brother 5470dw to our wireless network and we get printer off line message. Any suggestions.

Trying to connect our new brother 5470dw to our wireless network and we get printer off line message. Any suggestions.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 23, 2012 10:28 AM

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Q: Trying to connect our new brother 5470dw to our wireless network and we get printer off line message. Any suggestions.

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  • by sinoue,

    sinoue sinoue Oct 24, 2012 10:51 AM in response to numbr5
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    Oct 24, 2012 10:51 AM in response to numbr5

    Direct connect the printer to an ethernet port on your router and verify that your computer prints just fine to it.

     

    You can then disconnect the ethernet cable and try the wireless connection.  Make sure the printer and the computer trying to print to it are on the SAME wireless network.