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Q: Wireless printer keeps going offline after reboot

I tried to wireless connect brother l2700dw to macbook pro. After successful installation, the printer and scanner work okay. But the printer keeps going offline after reboot mac or wake up mac from sleep. This is not a problem for pc on the same networ. Please help.

Posted on Dec 20, 2015 2:00 AM

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Q: Wireless printer keeps going offline after reboot

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  • by Jason L,

    Jason L Jason L Dec 21, 2015 12:45 PM in response to jianzpf
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    Dec 21, 2015 12:45 PM in response to jianzpf

    Hi jianzpf,

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

     

    It sounds like your MacBook Pro displays a message that says your wireless printer is offline after waking the notebook from sleep or restarting.Try taking a look at the article linked below and running through the general printer troubleshooting tips that it provides. 

    Get help resolving printer issues on your Mac - Apple Support

    If you have some other printing issue

    These steps may resolve printing issues that have no other clear cause:

    1. Open the Printers & Scanners pane of System Preferences, then select your printer and click the minus sign (-) to remove the printer from the list.
    2. Follow the steps in the previous section to add your printer.
    3. If the issue persists, reset the printing system, then follow the steps in the previous section once more.

    If the issue remains unresolved, take these final steps to move aside any currently installed printer drivers:

    1. Reset the printing system again.
    2. Rename the folder at /Library/Printers: 
         
      • From the Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder. Then type /Library and click Go.
      •  
      • Click once on the Printer folder to select it, then press Return to begin renaming the folder. Type Printers-old, then press Return to save the new name.
    3. Follow the steps in the previous section once more.

     

    Ciao.

  • by jianzpf,

    jianzpf jianzpf Dec 21, 2015 9:54 PM in response to Jason L
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:54 PM in response to Jason L

    Hi, Jason,

     

    Thank you for replying my message.

     

    I have tried to re-install the printer quite a few times. The printer/scanner works fine after a fresh install. But the printer/scanner is shown as disconnected if:

     

    1. The printer/scanner goes into deep sleep after idling for some time

    2. The MacBook Pro is waked up from sleep

    3. The MacBook Pro is rebooted

     

    I also tried to install the printer by printer network IP address. The printer works fine, but the scanner is not available this way.

     

    I also have a PC connected to the same network and the printer/scanner works okay under the above situations.

     

    I don't know if there's anything else I can do to solve this problem. Any suggestion would be appreciated.

  • by Jason L,

    Jason L Jason L Dec 22, 2015 6:10 AM in response to jianzpf
    Community Specialists
    Dec 22, 2015 6:10 AM in response to jianzpf

    Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities. Due to the nature of the printer issue, you may find more information by using another one of these Apple support resources - https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action.